The Moral Inquiry of Economists - A Study of Adam Smith's Ethical Thought

Author: Wang Ying
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: When mentioning Adam Smith, people are well aware that he is a great economist, renowned as the founder of British bourgeois classical political economy. His economic thought has not only had a significant impact on Western Europe but also on world capitalism. He first systematically elaborated the basic principles of the labor theory of value, second established a complete system of bourgeois political economy, and third analyzed the operating mechanism of a "completely free" market economy. This book attempts to conduct a comprehensive study of Smith's ethical thought from three aspects: his moral sentiment theory, economic ethics, and political ethics, thereby constructing a complete system of Smith's ethical thought.