1st Edition
Adam Smith's Political Philosophy The Invisible Hand and Spontaneous Order
By Craig Smith
Copyright 2006
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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When Adam Smith published his celebrated writings on economics and moral philosophy he famously referred to the operation of an 'invisible hand'. Adam Smith’s Political Philosophy makes visible this hand by examining its significance in Smith’s political philosophy and relating it to similar concepts used by other philosophers, thus revealing a distinctive approach to social theory that stresses... Read more
Preface. Abbreviations 1. Spontaneous Order and Liberal Political Thought 2. The Science of Man 3. The Science of Morals 4. The Science of Jurisprudence 5. The Science of Political Economy 6. The Evolution of Science 7. The Evolution of Morality 8. The Evolution of Law and Government 9. The Evolution of Markets 10. The Invisible Hand. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Craig Smith
