Speaking of Smith Archives

2/2/2020

Adam Smith and International Relations

Edwin van de Haar for AdamSmithWorks

In true liberal fashion, Adam Smith commenced his analysis of international politics with his view on human nature, which includes the idea that people are bound to quarrel and fight and are often guided by emotion rather than reason.

1/26/2020

There are many lessons to be taken away from The Theory of Moral Sentiments... Yet an unexpected but important takeaway, is that we all should take a little bit more time to be sad.

12/22/2019

Why Adam Smith Belongs in The Good Place, Part 3

Heather King for AdamSmithWorks

December 23, 2019

“Holy Mother Forking Shirtballs” (Michael’s Gambit)

12/15/2019

Why Adam Smith Belongs in The Good Place, Part 2

Heather King for AdamSmithWorks

December 16, 2019

“That trauma? It can explain away a lot of behavior.” Eleanor Shellstrop, “Mindy St. Claire”

12/8/2019

Why Adam Smith Belongs in "The Good Place"

Heather King for AdamSmithWorks

December 9, 2019

In a show about what it means to become morally good, Adam Smith’s absence is conspicuous. I’d like to suggest that Schur put Smith on his reading list, both because Smith is part of the larger philosophical conversation in which the show is engaged, and because Smith provides an explanation for the characters’ dilemma, as well as a way out.

12/1/2019

Adam Smith and Slavery

Matthew Lowenstein for AdamSmithWorks

December 2, 2019

...is he right on the economics? That is, are there instances when slave labor could, at least conceptually, more effectively mobilize and accumulate capital than free labor?