Lectures on Jurisprudence (Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith): 5 (Glasgow Edition of the Works of Adam Smith) - Softcover

Smith, Adam

 
9780865970113: Lectures on Jurisprudence (Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith): 5 (Glasgow Edition of the Works of Adam Smith)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0865970114 ISBN 13: 9780865970113
Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc, 1982

Synopsis

Smith's "Lectures on Jurisprudence", originally delivered at Glasgow University in 1762-1763, presents his "theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed". Building on his "Theory of Moral Sentiments", Smith argues that the state must act as an impartial spectator, judging when an individual has been injured, Thus, regulations concerning trade, commerce, and production must be crafted so as to encourage rather than interfere with other productive capacities.

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About the Author

Adam Smith was born in a small village in Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1723. He entered the University of Glasgow at age fourteen, and later attended Balliol College at Oxford. After lecturing for a period, he held several teaching positions at Glasgow University. His greatest achievement was writing The Wealth of Nations (1776), a five-book series that sought to expose the true causes of prosperity, and installed him as the father of contemporary economic thought. He died in Edinburgh on July 19, 1790.

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Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc
Publication date
1982
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0865970114
ISBN 13 
9780865970113
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
618

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