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30 mag 2024 · Adam Smith, Scottish social philosopher and political economist who is a towering figure in the history of economic thought, best known for his book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first comprehensive system of political economy.
- Adam Smith was the son by the second marriage of Adam Smith, the comptroller of customs at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, a small (population 1,500) but thri...
- Adam Smith received his elementary education at a two-room “burgh” school in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, before entering Glasgow College at age 14 in 1737...
- Returning to his home in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 1746 after six years of study at Oxford, Adam Smith cast about for suitable employment and through...
- Adam Smith is known primarily for a single work—An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first comprehensive syst...
12 mag 2024 · Nel marzo del 1776, Adam Smith pubblicava quello che viene considerato uno dei più grandi classici dell’economia, l’ “Indagine sulla natura e le cause della ricchezza delle nazioni”, una pietra...
18 mag 2024 · The Wealth of Nations, work by the Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith, first published in 1776, that became a foundational study in the history of economics and the first formulation of a comprehensive system of political economy.
15 mag 2024 · Si amano più i figli o i propri genitori? Per Adam Smith, autore di Teoria dei sentimenti morali, non ci sono dubbi. L’affetto che si nutre per i figli è superiore a quello che si nutre per i padri. A tal punto che esso si muta in avversione in età avanzata. Leggiamo le sue parole: gli affetti
15 mag 2024 · The stairway to better really is better, in terms of individual security, prosperity, and liberty. The stairway elevates human survival, dignity, and flourishing. And these are not merely material gains, but moral ones. For Smith, human security and wealth are prerequisites for sympathy and concern for others.
30 mag 2024 · The ideas of the Enlightenment can be framed and analyzed beyond the various definitions of the concept of liberty in modern political theory. In this regard, as in others, Adam Smith’s contributions bear remarkable differences to those of his contemporaries.
15 mag 2024 · Adam Smith wrote about an invisible hand during the 1700s, noting that it benefits the economy and society, thanks to self-interested individuals.
