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What would Adam Smith think about "vocations"? Part 2

Janet Bufton and Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks

We can look at Smith's ideas but also his own decisions to think about what he might think about the idea of a vocation. 

Jeremy Lott on Comics, Adam Smith, and More

Jeremy Lott with Juliette Sellgren


September 8, 2023

What would Adam Smith think about "vocations"?

Janet Bufton and Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks

Would Adam Smith have thought of some kinds of work as vocational? 

Wealth of Nations Comics

Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks

We're not sure if Adam Smith could have imagined his words being turned into comics but we hope he would get a chuckle and maybe even a new idea from them if he could see them. 

Lawrence White on Currencies and Better Money

Lawrence White with Juliette Sellgren


September 1, 2023

Adam Smith Knew Why We’d Love Jane Austen

Cynthia Argentine and Julianna Argentine for AdamSmithWorks

"Though Smith died before Austen’s novels were published, his Theory of Moral Sentiments anticipates the reason her books affect us. As Smith says, we take on the feelings we imagine others feel."

ASW Paper Preview: Alexandra Oprea on "Adam Smith on Political Judgment: Revisiting the Political Theory of the Wealth of Nations"

Alexandra Oprea with Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks

Alexandra Oprea discusses her paper "Adam Smith on Political Judgment: Revisiting the Political Theory of the Wealth of Nations." 

Adam Smith on Cost and Utility

De-Xing Guan for AdamSmithWorks

"That Smith had emphasized cost is a consensus among economists, but that Smith emphasized utility might be a misunderstanding. In fact, Smith had put utility away in both his books for different reasons."

Aaron Ross Powell on Visions of Liberty

Aaron Ross Powell with Juliette Sellgren



August 25, 2023

What Adam Smith Ate: An Assize of Bread

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks

"We are familiar with [Adam Smith's] ideas about wheat, the potato and corn. But readers may be less familiar with the idea of  'assizes' or local regulations on those same loaves."

Avoid Traps with Adam Smith and Gordon Tullock

Jon Murphy for AdamSmithWorks
 
Adam Smith and Gordon Tullock argue for gradual change to protect those trapped by bad regulations but also avoiding those traps in the first place. 

Great Antidote Extras: Scott Bullock on Criminal Justice

Alex Byrne for AdamSmithWorks

Byrne takes two complicated property rights issues (civil asset forfeiture and eminent domain) and explains what she learned and what she still has questions about in her newest Great Antidote Extra.