The Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy

by D.D. Raphael

Book Overview

D. D. Raphael provides a critical account of the moral philosophy of Adam Smith, presented in his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Whilst it does not have the same prominence in its field as his work on economics, The Wealth of Nations, Smith's writing on ethics is of continuing importance and interest today, especially for its theory of conscience. Smith sees the origin of conscience in the sympathetic and antipathetic feelings of spectators...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019956826X
• ISBN13: 9780199568260
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"