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A Modern Lawyer and Smith’s Lectures on Jurisprudence, Part 2

Clark Neily for AdamSmithWorks

October 7, 2019


Ensuring justice in a complex world is a daunting task. But it is the fundamental duty and the true raison d’etre of every sovereign, every elected body, and every legitimate political regime of whatever character or constitution. 

In Praise of Luxury: Hume's “Of Refinement in the Arts”

Certainly, we know luxury can be taken to excess, and that it how we most often think of it. But Hume points out that its denial can also be excessive.

Adam Smith on the Country-City Debate

What is the "best place" to live- the city or the country?

September 23, 2019


by Sarah Skwire for AdamSmithWorks

Eastern Science, Individualism, and Adam Smith

by Mike Young for AdamSmith

Smith’s unique belief in the individual results in a surprisingly modern assessment of Islamic contributions to astronomy.

September 16, 2019

How Did Adam Smith Think About History?


by Mike Young for AdamSmithWorks

September 9, 2019

How to Learn from Adam Smith

by Mike Young for AdamSmithWorks

September 2, 2019

Adam Smith Visits Downton Abbey

by Shal Marriott for AdamSmithWorks

August 19, 2019