Sobre a filosofia moral de Adam Smith

Hugo Cerqueira ()

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Abstract: This article examines Adam Smith’s Theory of moral sentiments. Taking as its point of departure the moral philosophy of the Scottish enlightenment, the paper presents the central argument of Smith’s Theory. It analyses the concepts of “sympathy” and “impartial spectator” and points to the originality of Smith’s argument on the relationship between morality and sociality.

Keywords: Adam Smith; sympathy; impartial spectator; moral Newtonianism; Scottish enlightenment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B30 B40 Y80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2006-08

Published in Síntese - Revista de Filosofia, v. 35, p. 57-86, 2008.

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