ABSTRACT
Adam Smith’s contribution to economics is well recognised, yet scholars have recently been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works. The Adam Smith Review is a rigorously refereed annual review that provides a unique forum for interdisciplinary debate on all aspects of Adam Smith’s works, his place in history, and the significance of his writings to the modern world. It is aimed at facilitating debate among scholars working across the humanities and social sciences, thus emulating the reach of the Enlightenment world which Smith helped to shape.
This twelfth volume brings together leading scholars from across several disciplines and contributes to two particular themes. First, there is a focus on Adam Smith’s moral and political philosophy, exploring how Smith’s approach finds expression in both abstract philosophy and practical judgment. Second, there is a focus on epistemology, economics, and law, with innovative interpretations of Smithian theories.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |202 pages
Glasgow symposium
chapter |32 pages
Deriving ‘general principles’ 1
chapter |20 pages
Adam Smith as political problem solver
part |108 pages
University of Palermo symposium
chapter |18 pages
Can scientific explanations reveal the ultimate laws of nature?
chapter |30 pages
Sensationism and the moral sentiments
chapter |21 pages
Persistent inefficiency
part |66 pages
Articles
chapter |16 pages
Exploring the continuity in Adam Smith’s thought
part |21 pages
Book reviews