ADAM SMITH’S ENLIGHTENED WORLD
Commerce, morality, equality, the rule of law, and the role of government… Welcome to the world of Adam Smith.
What can we learn about our own world from Smith? Join the workers in an 18th century pin factory to find out more…
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The Smith Questionnaire Watch as we subject some of our favorite scholars to some silly questions about Smith.
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An Opportunity for Reading and Thinking Together AdamSmithWorks is pleased to offer Virtual Reading Groups on a variety of topics related to Adam Smith. Our Virtual Reading Groups are designed to gather interested individuals interested in serious and civil discussion. Click here for more information.
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Nothing Useless, Absurd, or Fantastical: Adam Smith on Women's Education
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Of the Propriety of Action
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith’s first and in his own mind most important work, outlines his view of proper conduct and the institutions and sentiments that make men virtuous. He develops his doctrine of the impartial spectator, whose hypothetical disinterested judgment we use to distinguish right from wrong in any given situation.
Scholars’ Portal
The ASW Scholars’ Portal is an online work-and-gathering space for Smith scholars. Its features include:
- ability to upload working papers for comment, and to comment on others' papers
- online open-discussion forum
- ability to create and contribute to collaborative documents such as reading lists, annotated bibliographies, and a "Smithopaedia"