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Reflecting Adam Smith's wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the "imitative" arts and the affinity between music,... Read Full Overview

Essays On Philosophical Subjects is a collection of essays written by Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher, economist, and author of The Wealth of Nations. The book covers a range of philosophical topics, including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and political philosophy. The... Read Full Overview

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A scholarly edition of a work by Adam Smith. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

Essays on Philosophical Subjects is a collection of writings by the renowned Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith. The book includes a variety of essays on topics ranging from the nature of human morality to the principles of political economy. In these essays, Smith... Read Full Overview

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

Red couvrez la profondeur de la pens e d'Adam Smith et de Dugald Stewart dans ce recueil d' Essais Philosophiques . Cette collection d'essais offre un aper u des r flexions morales et philosophiques de deux figures marquantes du si cle des Lumi res. Explorez des th mes vari... Read Full Overview