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Smith's Lectures on Jurisprudence, originally delivered at the University of Glasgow in 1762-1763, presents his "theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed." The chief purpose of government, according to Smith, is to preserve justice;... Read Full Overview

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

""Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms"" is a collection of lectures given by the renowned economist and philosopher Adam Smith. In these lectures, Smith discusses four key topics that he believed were essential for the proper functioning of society: justice, police,... Read Full Overview

Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms is a book written by Adam Smith, a renowned Scottish philosopher and economist. The book is a collection of Smith's lectures on the topics of justice, police, revenue, and arms, which he delivered during his tenure as a professor... Read Full Overview

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""Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms"" is a collection of lectures by Adam Smith, the renowned Scottish economist and philosopher, on the topics of justice, police, revenue, and arms. The book is divided into four parts, each of which covers one of these topics in... Read Full Overview

Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview