| Adam Smith's Pluralism: Rationality, Education, and the Moral Sentiments Contributor(s): Weinstein, Jack Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300162537 ISBN-13: 9780300162530 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism |
| Dewey: 192 |
| LCCN: 2013003570 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.45 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this thought-provoking study, Jack Russell Weinstein suggests the foundations of liberalism can be found in the writings of Adam Smith (1723-1790), a pioneer of modern economic theory and a major figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. While offering an interpretive methodology for approaching Smith's two major works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, Weinstein argues against the libertarian interpretation of Smith, emphasizing his philosophies of education and rationality. Weinstein also demonstrates that Smith should be recognized for a prescient theory of pluralism that prefigures current theories of cultural diversity. |