Title: Adam Smith and the character of virtue
First published: 2009
Description: Focusing on Smith's analysis of the psychological and social ills endemic to commercial society--anxiety and restlessness, inauthenticity and mediocrity, alienation and individualism--the book argues that Smith sought to combat corruption by cultivating the virtues of prudence, magnanimity, and beneficence. --from publisher description.
Subjects: Modern Ethics, Virtue
People: Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: B1545.Z7 H36 2009