{"product_id":"lectures-on-jurisprudence-adam-smith-9780865970113","title":"Lectures on Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmith's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLectures on Jurisprudence, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e originally delivered at the University of Glasgow in 1762-1763, presents his \"theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed.\" The chief purpose of government, according to Smith, is to preserve justice; and \"the object of justice is security from injury.\" The state must protect the individual's right to his person, property, reputation, and social relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on his \u003cem\u003eTheory of Moral Sentiments, \u003c\/em\u003e Smith argues that the state must act as an impartial spectator, judging when an individual has been injured. The state must then design and apply civil and criminal laws to prevent further injuries and punish transgressors. Laws are also the means by which the state promotes public prosperity. Thus, regulations concerning trade, commerce, and production must be crafted so as to encourage rather than interfere with our productive capacities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865970114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865970113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.60d","brand":"Adam Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044879921407,"sku":"9780865970113","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40ac85ee-2818-4b50-89c5-edb37e310c64.jpg?v=1684975446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lectures-on-jurisprudence-adam-smith-9780865970113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}