Adam Smith and the genesis of the economic discourse

Hugo da Gama Cerqueira

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2004, vol. 24, issue 3, 433-453

Abstract: This article addresses the problem of the genesis of the economic discourse. It argues that Adam Smith's work played an important role in delimiting the economic sphere because of: i) the specific nature of Smith’s moral philosophy; ii) the way he conceived the economy as an ontological domain. However, the article suggests that Smith's economic theory remained closely connected to his moral philosophy. JEL Classification: B12; B30; B40.

Keywords: Ethics and economies; economic discourse; Adam Smith (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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