Adam Smith in the Scottish Enlightenment

John Dwyer

Chapter 7 in Adam Smith: International Perspectives, 1993, pp 141-161 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Placing the work of Adam Smith in the Scottish Enlightenment is no simple task, for Smith’s writings are both difficult and diverse. Smith, of course, is best known to modern readers for his exploration of economic progress in The Wealth of Nation, (1776). This forceful attack upon mercantilism and plea for economic liberty has traditionally been connected to the eighteenth-century European and Scottish preoccupation with improvement. The upper classes of Enlightened Scotland were intensely aware of their nation’s economic backwardness and sought ways to develop its economy. In more ways than one, The Wealth of Nation, was a brilliant product of this commitment to economic growth.

Keywords: Moral Sentiment; Modern Reader; Impartial Spectator; Economic Liberty; Final Edition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-22520-0_7

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9781349225200

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22520-0_7

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().