On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations : A Philosophical Companion

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Main Author: Fleischacker, Samuel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2004
Edition:1st ed
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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I: Methodology -- CHAPTER ONE: Literary Method -- 1. Obstacles to Reading Smith -- 2. Rhetoric -- 3. Genre -- 4. Style and Philosophical Method -- CHAPTER TWO: Epistemology and Philosophy of Science -- 5. Epistemology -- 6. Philosophy of Science -- 7. Philosophy of Social Science -- 8. Types of Evidence -- 9. Providentialism -- CHAPTER THREE: Moral Philosophy -- 10. Moral Sentimentalism -- 11. The Wealth of Nations and Moral Philosophy -- 12. A Moral Assessment of Capitalism? -- PART II: Human Nature -- CHAPTER FOUR: Overview -- 13. Philosophy and the Theory of Human Nature -- 14. Smith's Picture of Human Nature -- 15. Religious Sentiments -- 16. Impartiality and Equality -- 17. Culture and History -- 18. From Homo Moralis to Homo Economicus -- CHAPTER FIVE: Self-Interest -- 19. WN in Context -- 20. "Bettering One's Condition" in WN II.iii -- 21. Self-love in WN I.ii -- 22. Self-interest versus "General Benevolence" -- 23. Self-interest as an Assumption in WN -- 24. Smith and Hobbes: A Response to Cropsey -- CHAPTER SIX: Vanity -- 25. Vanity in TMS IV.i -- 26. TMS IV.i in the Light of WN -- 27. TMS IV.I and the 1790 Edition of TMS -- 28. The Importance of Vanity -- 29. From Homo Moralis to Homo Economicus (Reprise) -- PART III: Foundations of Economics -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Foundations of Economics -- 30. Natural Price/Market Price -- 31. Real Price/Nominal Price -- Labor Theory of Value -- 32. The Long Term versus the Short -- Growth versus Allocation -- Definition of Wealth -- 33. Productive and Unproductive Labor -- 34. The Invisible Hand -- PART IV: Justice -- CHAPTER EIGHT: A Theory of Justice? -- 35. Some Puzzles about Smith's Treatment of Justice -- 36. Smith's Different Accounts of Justice -- 37. A First Argument for the Precision of Rules of Justice 
505 8 |a 38. Critical Jurisprudence and the Problems in Defining "Harm" -- 39. A Second Argument for the Precision of Rules of Justice -- 40. Reconstructing Smith's Theory of Natural Justice -- 41. Smith's Critical Jurisprudence in LJ and WN -- CHAPTER NINE: Property Rights -- 42. Property as Central to Justice -- 43. Utilitarian Accounts of Property -- 44. Locke, Hutcheson, and Hume on "Original" Ownership -- 45. Smith on "Original" Ownership -- 46. Property in WN -- 47. Taxation and Property Rights -- 48. Inheritance and Property Rights -- 49. Redistribution and Property Rights -- CHAPTER TEN: Distributive Justice -- 50. Two Meanings for "Distributive Justice" -- 51. Smith's Contribution to the Politics of Poverty -- 52. A Brief History of Distributive Justice -- 53. The Right of Necessity -- 54. Smith and Natural Law Views of Property -- PART V: Politics -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Politics -- 55. Moral Vices of Politicians -- 56. Cognitive Vices of Politicians -- 57. Problems with the "Private Sector" -- 58. Law over Policy -- Well-designed Institutions -- 59. Republics versus Monarchies -- Civic Republicanism -- 60. National Glory -- War -- 61. Conclusion -- Epilogue -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Learning from Smith Today -- Notes -- Index Locorum -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y 
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