James R. Otteson, Editor

This anthology provides an overview of the philosophical writings of Adam Smith (1723­90), one of the chief figures of the astonishing period known as the Scottish Enlightenment. It includes sections of his two major books - The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) - as well as selections from his lectures on jurisprudence, his history and philosophy of science, his criticism and belles lettres, and his philosophy of language. Also includes are two important letters from the philosopher David Hume, as well as Smith's account of Hume's death. The collection reveals the impressively breadth of Smith's learning in an effort to spark the reader's interest in further investigation of Smith's work.

Table of Contents

• Part One: Moral Theory. Selections from The Theory of Moral Sentiments
  
  
• Part Two: Political Economy. Selections from The Wealth of Nations and the 'Lectures on Jurisprudence'
  
  
• Part Three: Language and Criticism. Essay from The Philological Miscellany and A Letter to the Authors of The Edinburgh Review
  
  
• Part Four: History and Philosophy of Science. Selections from History of Astronomy
  
  
• Part Five: Correspondence.
  Letter to Smith from David Hume, 12 April 1759
  Letter to Smith from David Hume, 28 July 1759
  Letter from Smith to William Strahan, 9 November 1776
  

James R. Otteson is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. He has published on Adam Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment, political philosophy, and the history of early modern philosophy.

· ISBN 1-84540-001-1 · Published July 2004 by Imprint Academic · Paperback · 247 pages · $25.90 ·

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