Speaking of Smith Archives
What Adam Smith Ate: Scottish Game
November 16, 2022

England was known for the goose – stuffed and roasted – but in Scotland, Adam Smith would most likely have sat down to a wild game bird like partridge or pheasant.

England was known for the goose – stuffed and roasted – but in Scotland, Adam Smith would most likely have sat down to a wild game bird like partridge or pheasant.
#ReadWithMe: Ritchie Robertson’s The Enlightenment Part 7: Doing Cosmopolitan History
November 15, 2022

Has happiness been caught? Amy Willis' last entry in her #ReadWithMe on Ritchie Robertson's The Enlightenment talks about benevolent despots, the inevitability of (some) violence in revolutions, the central role of the preservation of liberty, and who gets to claim the mantle of reason.

Has happiness been caught? Amy Willis' last entry in her #ReadWithMe on Ritchie Robertson's The Enlightenment talks about benevolent despots, the inevitability of (some) violence in revolutions, the central role of the preservation of liberty, and who gets to claim the mantle of reason.
What Adam Smith Ate: Ice Cream
November 6, 2022

While we don’t know if Adam Smith had a favorite flavor of ice cream, we do know that it was a popular treat in his circle. James Boswell writes that in 1775 he had “an excellent supper” at David Hume’s home in Edinburgh with “three sorts of ice creams,” an incredible luxury for the time.

While we don’t know if Adam Smith had a favorite flavor of ice cream, we do know that it was a popular treat in his circle. James Boswell writes that in 1775 he had “an excellent supper” at David Hume’s home in Edinburgh with “three sorts of ice creams,” an incredible luxury for the time.
Adam Smith Also Teaches Good Teaching
October 30, 2022

"Literature provides a connection throughout a culture, a touchstone for us to understand more abstract things. Adam Smith used literature references throughout The Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations to highlight examples of concepts he is trying to explain."

"Literature provides a connection throughout a culture, a touchstone for us to understand more abstract things. Adam Smith used literature references throughout The Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations to highlight examples of concepts he is trying to explain."