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Adam Smith and the Economy of the Passions.

The fertility of Adam Smith's work stems from a paradoxical structure where the pursuit of economic self-interest and wealth accumulation serve wider social objectives. The incentive for this wealth accumulation comes from a desire for social recognition or "sympathy"--The need to rec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keppler, Jan Horst
Otros Autores: Chase, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, v. 116.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Personal ethics and social morality; 2 Sympathy, communication, exchange: The horizontal world; 3 The vertical world of the impartial spectator; 4 The paradoxical synthesis; 5 Conclusion: The ethics of morality; Notes; Bibliography; Index.