Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521816250)

Adam Smith wrote two books, one about economics and the other about morality. How do these books go together? How do markets and morality mix? James Otteson provides a comprehensive examination and interpretation of Smith's moral theory and demonstrates how his conception of morality applies to his understanding of markets, language and other social institutions. Considering Smith's notions of natural sympathy, the impartial spectator, human nature and human conscience, the author addresses whether Smith thinks that moral judgments enjoy a transcendent sanction.

Author: James R. Otteson
ISBN-10: 0521816254
ISBN-13: 9780521816250
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2002
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d