New perspectives on Adam Smith's The theory of moral sentiments
By: edited by Ann Firth, Geoff Cockfield, John Laurent.
Contributors: Firth, Ann, 1951-; Cockfield, Geoff, 1955-; Laurent, John, 1947-
Publisher: E. Elgar
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Northampton, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845424800
Subjects: Smith, Adam, -- 1723-1790; Ethics -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Geoff Cockfield, Ann Firth, John Laurent; title: The role of thumos in Adam Amith's system / Lisa Hill; title: Adam Smith's treatment of the Greeks in the theory of moral sentiments : the case of Aristotle / Richard Temple-Smith; title: Adam Smith, religion and the Scottish Enlightenment / Pete Clarke; title: The 'new view' of Adam Smith and the development of his views over time / James E. Alvey; title: The moon before the dawn : a seventeenth century precursor of Smith's The theory of moral sentiments / Jack Barbalet; title: Smith's moral philosophy as ethical self-formation / Ann Firth; title: Science and its applications in the theory of moral sentiments / David Thorpe; title: Adam Smith, Charles Darwin and the moral sense / John Laurent and Geoff Cockfield.