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Adam Smith's Political Philosophy

By Craig Smith

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Adam Smith's Political Philosophy

By Craig Smith

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When Adam Smith published his celebrated writings on economics and moral philosophy he famously referred to the operation of an invisible hand. "Adam Smith's Political Philosophy" makes visible the invisible hand by examining its significance in Smith's political philosophy and relating it to similar concepts used by other philosophers, revealing a distinctive approach to social theory that stresses the significance of the unintended consequences of human action. This book introduces greater conceptual clarity to the discussion of the invisible hand and the related concept of unintended order in the work of Smith and in political theory more generally. By examining the application of spontaneous order ideas in the work of Smith, Hume, Hayek and Popper, "Adam Smith's Political Philosophy" traces similarities in approach and from these builds a conceptual, composite model of an invisible hand argument. While setting out a clear model of the idea of spontaneous order the book also builds the case for using the idea of spontaneous order as an explanatory social theory, with chapters on its application in the fields of science, moral philosophy, law and government.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
220
Release Date:
2006-01-31
Publication Date:
2005-11-03
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415360943
ISBN13:
9780415360944
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
499 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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