An Authentic Account of Adam Smith

Kennedy, Gavin

Springer International Publishing AG（2019/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 212 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319876399
• DDC分類 330.1

Full Description

This book is a textual criticism of modern ideas about the work of Adam Smith that offers a new perspective on many of his famous contributions to economic thought. Adam Smith is often hailed as a leading figure in the development of economic theories, but modern presentations of his works do not reflect Smith's actual ideas or influence during his lifetime.



Gavin Kennedy believes that Smith's name and legacy were often appropriated or made into myths in the 19th and 20th centuries, with many misconceptions persisting today. Offering new analysis of works on rhetoric, moral sentiments, jurisprudence, the invisible hand, The Wealth of Nations, and Smith's very private views on religion, the book gives a new perspective on this important canonical thinker

Contents

Preface.- 1. General Introduction.- 2. Smith on Bargaining.- 3. The Edinburgh Rhetoric Lectures.- 4. Smith's use of the "Invisible Hand" metaphor.- 5. The myths of the invisible hand.- 6. Smith on Jurisprudence.- 7. The Theory of Moral Sentiments.- 8. Wealth of Nations.- 9. Summary and Conclusions.