ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of academic interest in Adam Smith. As a consequence, a large number of PhD dissertations on Smith have been written by international scholars - in different languages, and in many diverse disciplines, including economics, women’s studies, philosophy, science studies, political theory and english literature: diversity which has enriched the area of study.
In response to this activity, and in order to making these contributions more easily accessible to other Smith scholars, Leonidas Montes and Eric Schliesser have edited this important new book. Of interest to Smith scholars and those interested in the history of economic thought in general, the contributions to this book are self-consciously interdisciplinary and skilfully employ many different methodologies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|72 pages
Adam Smith, his sources and influence
chapter 4|26 pages
Beautiful and orderly systems
part II|132 pages
Adam Smith and moral theory
part III|72 pages
Adam Smith and economics
chapter 10|26 pages
The mercantilist foundations of ‘Dr Mandeville’s licentious system'
part IV|67 pages
Adam Smith and knowledge