The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith, Amartya Sen (Introduction by), Ryan Patrick Hanley (Notes by, Editor)

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Author
Adam Smith, Amartya Sen (Introduction by), Ryan Patrick Hanley (Notes by, Editor)
Publish Date
2010-01-26
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
Penguin Classics
Number of Pages
494
Edition
Anniversary
ISBN-10
0143105922
ISBN-13
9780143105923
SKU
9780143105923

Description

Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest: the interest of the greater good. Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.