Of the character of the individual, so far as it can affect the happiness of other people

Vernon L. Smith ()
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Chapter Chapter 35 in Adam Smith’s Theory of Society, 2025, pp 371-404 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the eyes of the impartial spectatorSocietyand the impartial spectator the only motive that can justify our hurting or disturbing our neighbor in any way is proper resentmentResentment and punishmentResentmentand punishment for their unjust actions attempted or committed toward others.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68494-4_35

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