 Adam Smith in Germany, 1776–1832Norbert Waszek Chapter 8 in Adam Smith: International Perspectives, 1993, pp 163-180 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Adam Smith, we know, visited the continent as tutor to the Duke of Buccleuch, but, in contrast to his Jacobite compatriot Sir James Steuart, he did not spend time in Germany. All the available evidence points to the conclusion that Smith did not read German either. Thus, for example, we owe the knowledge to the catalogue of James Bonar, much enlarged by the efforts of Professor Hiroshi Mizuta,2 that Smith’s library contained only four German books: presentation copies, it appears, of some German translations of his own works. Fortunately, however, this does not mean that Smith never expressed his views on Germany and on German scholarship in particular. In his ‘Letter to the Authors of the Edinburgh Review’ (1755–56) Smith writes: In medicine, chemistry, astronomy, and mathematics, sciences which require only plain judgement joined to labour and assiduity, without demanding a great deal of what is called either taste or genius; the Germans have been, and still continue to be successful. (GE, III. 243) Keywords: Economic Thought; Moral Sentiment; German Book; Annual Bulletin; British Merchant (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-22520-0_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22520-0_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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