An Interpretation of Adam Smith and Scottish Enlightenment Culture
Dwyer, John
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Paperback
220 pages
Published: 1998
Publisher: Tuckwell Press Ltd
ISBN / EAN: 1898410178
This study argues that the 18th century, so long regarded as the age of reason, should also be considered the age of passions. Writers began to explore self-interest, sociability and love, and to manipulate them in ways that would impact on the developme