Description
Product ID: | 9780143105923 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Theory of Moral Sentiments |
Authors: | Author: Adam Smith |
Page Count: | 544 |
Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Investigating the flip side of economic self-interest, this title advances ideas about conscience, moral judgement and virtue that have taken on the importance in business and politics. 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 judgement and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-05-06 |