On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion /
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| Author / Creator: | Fleischacker, Samuel. |
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| Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2004. |
| Description: | xvii, 329 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5082377 |
Table of 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
- 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
- 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
