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Adam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories... read more
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How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.
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This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
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- Adam Smith (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: A. Millar/A. Kincaid and J. Bell
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1759
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 442
Publisher: A. Millar/A. Kincaid and J. Bell
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1759
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 442
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- Dewey: 100
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