Adam Smith: The Man and His Works

by E. G. West

Overview

Dr. West brings to life Adam Smith's first years in the bustling Scottish seaport of Kirkcaldy. We follow young Smith as a student, watch his thought develop as Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow, and enjoy with him the hospitality of David Hume, the Parisian literary salons, Johnson, Burke, Gibbon, and other giants of the era. This brief, readable biography also includes an excellent summary of The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780913966075
Publisher:	Liberty Fund Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1977
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Prefatory Note 9

l. Adam Smith’s Revolution 11

2. Kirkcaldy Upbringing 27

3. Student at Glasgow and Oxford 41

4. Professional Threshold in Edinburgh 51

5. Professor at Glasgow: The Literary Stylist 63

6. Glasgow Lectures on Republicanism, Slavery, Marriage and Justice 73

7. The Genesis of The Wealth of Nations 83

8. The Impartial Spectator 95

9. The Glasgow Environment 129

10. Adam Smith in France 153

11. The Kirkcaldy Retreat 179

12. London: The Eve of Publication 187

13. The Wealth of Nations 195

14. The Commissioner of Customs 219

15. Last Days 233

Bibliography 243

Indexes 249