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Adam Smith and the Classics : the Classical Heritage in Adam Smith's Thought.

This book defines the relationship between the thought of Adam Smith and that of the ancients Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and the Stoics. Vivenza offers a complete survey of all Smith's writings with the aim of illustrating how classical arguments shaped opinions and scholarship in the eighteenth...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Italian.
Published: Oxford Scholarship Online 2001.
Subjects:
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790
Philosophy, British > 18th century.
Economics > Great Britain > History.
Economics > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Philosophie britannique > 18e siècle.
Économie politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Économie politique > Philosophie.
Philosophie ancienne.
Economics
Economics > Philosophy
Philosophy, Ancient
Philosophy, British
Great Britain
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations; Introduction; 1.The Natural Philosophy in Smith's Essays; 1.1. 'The History of Astronomy'; 1.2. The 'Connecting Principles' of Natural Phenomena; 1.3. 'Wonder'; 1.4. The Premises of Research; 1.5. The Origins of Philosophy; 1.6. Ancient Astronomy; 1.7. 'The History of Ancient Physics'; 1.8. 'The History of Ancient Logics and Metaphysics'; 1.9. A 'Conjectural' History of the Spirit of Scientific Enquiry; 2.The Classical Heritage in Adam Smith's Ethics; 2.1. Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy; 2.2. Polybius and 'Sympathy'; 2.3. The 'Golden Mean' and the Impartial Spectator
  • 2.4. Resentment2.5. Justice; 2.6. Prudence; 2.7. Self-Control; 2.8. Epictetus and 'Self-Interest'; 2.9. Benevolence; 2.10. The Problem of Good and Evil; 2.11. Against Apathy; 2.12. Adam Smith's History of Classical Ethics; 2.13. The Diverse Origin of the Classical Aspects of Smith's Moral Philosophy; 3.The Lectures on Jurisprudence and Roman Law; 3.1. Introductory Remarks; 3.2. Natural Law; 3.3. Law and Society; 3.4. The Scottish Environment; 3.5. Adam Smith's Philosophy and History of Law; 3.6. Birth of the Powers of the State in Ancient Societies
  • 3.7. Smith's Analysis of Roman Jurisprudence3.8. Roman Law as an Exemplary System; 4.The Division of Labour and the Theory of Value; 4.1. Plato and Adam Smith on the Division of Labour; 4.2. Aristotle, Adam Smith, and the Theory of Value; 5.Adam Smith and Ancient Literature; 5.1. Smith's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres; 5.2. An Outline of a 'Conjectural' History of Literature; 5.3. Poetry, or Delight; 5.4. Prose, or the Art of Persuasion; 5.5. Oratory; 5.6. The Characters; 5.7. Psychological and Rational Foundations of Rhetoric; Conclusion; Postscript; References
  • Index of Personal NamesA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W