James R. Otteson

Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life

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Produktbeschreibung

James Otteson's 2002 book provides a comprehensive examination and interpretation of Smith's moral theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 727g
• ISBN-13: 9780521816250
• ISBN-10: 0521816254
• Artikelnr.: 26714371

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Adam Smith's moral theory, part one: sympathy and the impartial spectator procedure
2. Smith's moral theory, part two: conscience and human nature
3. The marketplace of morality
4. The 'Adam Smith problem'
5. The market model and the familiarity principle: solving the 'Adam Smith problem'
6. Justifying smithian moral standards
7. The unintended order of human social life: Language, marketplaces, and morality
Conclusion.