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The 250th-anniversary edition of the influential treatise on social responsibility that has shaped leaders from Bill Gates to Barack Obama

Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest: the interest of the greater good. Smith?s classic work advances ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics.

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Adam Smith (baptised 16 June 1723 - 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The latter, usually abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics.
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"A worthy and distinctive addition to Adam Smith scholarship and an excellent presentation of the authentic Adam Smith to a wide audience for the 21st century. It is beauty presented, and the editorial work by Ryan Hanley is of the very highest standard. The introduction by Amartya Sen, as always, is excellent and should appeal for its clarity to a wide audience."

-Gavin Kennedy,Emeritus Professor, Heriot-Watt University

"One of the truly outstanding books in the intellectual history of the world...A global manifesto of profound significance to the interdependent world in which we live. It is indeed a book of amazing reach and contemporary relevance."

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ISBN:
9780143105923
Author:
Smith, Adam
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Introduction by:
Sen, Amartya
Introduction:
Sen, Amartya
Editor:
Hanley, Ryan Patrick
Author:
Hanley, Ryan Patrick
Author:
Sen, Amartya
Subject:
General
Subject:
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Subject:
Ethics
Subject:
Philosophy | Ethics
Copyright:
2010
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin Classics
Publication Date:
20100131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
7.74x5.00x.99 in. .75 lbs.
Age Level:
18-17
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