Adam Smith's Pluralism
Subtitle: Rationality, Education, and the Moral Sentiments
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780300162530
Subjects: Smith, adam, 1723-1790; Pluralism; Education, philosophy
Description: Jack Russell Weinstein suggests the foundations of liberalism can be found in the writings of Adam Smith (1723-1790), a pioneer of modern economic theory and a major figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. While offering an interpretive methodology for approaching Smith's two major works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, Weinstein argues against the libertarian interpretation of Smith, emphasizing his philosophies of education and rationality. Weinstein also demonstrates that Smith should be recognized for a prescient theory of pluralism that prefigures current theories of cultural diversity.