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Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments: On Morals and Why They Matter to a Liberal Society of Free People and Free Markets

Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments: On Morals and Why They Matter to a Liberal Society of... Abstract This essay describes Smith's analysis of ethics in his Theory of Moral Sentiments: the interaction of our nature and our nurturing that makes common civic ethics possible and the dynamic interaction of individuals and extant societal constructions that can lead to ever more mature systems of civic ethics and thus toward those conditions necessary for a constructive, sustainable liberal system. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Economic Perspectives American Economic Association

Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments: On Morals and Why They Matter to a Liberal Society of Free People and Free Markets

Journal of Economic Perspectives , Volume 19 (3) – Sep 1, 2005

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Publisher
American Economic Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by the American Economic Association
Subject
Symposia
ISSN
0895-3309
DOI
10.1257/089533005774357806
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Abstract

Abstract This essay describes Smith's analysis of ethics in his Theory of Moral Sentiments: the interaction of our nature and our nurturing that makes common civic ethics possible and the dynamic interaction of individuals and extant societal constructions that can lead to ever more mature systems of civic ethics and thus toward those conditions necessary for a constructive, sustainable liberal system.

Journal

Journal of Economic PerspectivesAmerican Economic Association

Published: Sep 1, 2005

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