UID:
almafu_9959229683502883
Umfang:
1 online resource (220 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-23586-0
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1-134-23587-9
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1-280-29159-1
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9786610291595
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0-203-00848-0
Serie:
Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 42
Inhalt:
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 this hand by examining its significance in Smith's political philosophy and relating it to similar concepts used by other philosophers, thus revealing a distinctive approach to social theory that stresses the importance of the unintended consequences of human action.The first book to examine the history of Smith's political philosophy from this perspective, this work introduces greater concept
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Spontaneous order in liberal political thought; 2 The science of man; 3 The science of morals; 4 The science of jurisprudence; 5 The science of political economy; 6 The evolution of science; 7 The evolution of morality; 8 The evolution of law and government; 9 The evolution of markets; 10 The invisible hand; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-84584-X
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-36094-3
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9780203008485
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=254322
