His ‘Juvenile Work’

Gavin Kennedy ()

Chapter 3 in Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy, 2005, pp 12-17 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Surprisingly, Smith took an early interest in astronomy. It was the source of his doubts about the religious approach to knowledge. Even more surprising was his life-long determination to preserve The Principles which lead and Direct Philosophical Enquiries: illustrated by the History of Astronomy.1 He intended it for publication only after his death because he feared religious persecution. He called it a ‘juvenile work’,2 and it was probably compiled between 1743 and before 1748, though there is more certainty of the latter date than the first.

Keywords: Heavenly Body; Popular Imagination; Irregular Event; Religious Persecution; Religious Fervour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230511194_3

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