Propriety and Prosperity New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith [Hardcover]

This book is a collection of specially commissioned chapters from philosophers, economists, and political scientists, focusing on Adam Smith's two main works Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations with a view to bringing Smith to a mainstream philosophy audience while simultaneously informing Smith's traditional constituency.1. Introduction; David F. Hardwick and Leslie Marsh PART I: CONTEXT 2. Adam Smith as a Scottish Philosopher; Gordon Graham 3. Friendship in Commercial Society Revisited: Adam Smith on Commercial Friendship; Spyridon Tegos 4. Adam Smith and French Political Economy: Parallels and Differences; Laurent Dobuzinskis 5. Adam Smith: 18th Century Polymath; Roger Frantz PART II: PROPRIETY 6. Indulgent Sympathy and the Impartial Spectator; Joshua Rust 7. Adam Smith on Sensory Perception: A Sympathetic Account; Brian Glenney 8. Adam Smith on Sympathy: From Self-Interest to Empathy; Gloria Z??iga y Postigo  9 . What My Dog Can Do: On the Effect of The Wealth of Nations I.ii.2; Jack Weinstein PART III: PROSPERITY 10. Metaphor Made Manifest: Taking Seriously Smith's 'Invisible Hand'; Eugene Heath 11. The 'Invisible Hand' Phenomenon in Philosophy and Economics; Gavin Kennedy 12. Instincts and the Invisible Order: The Possibility of Progress; Jonathan B. Wight 13. The Spontaneous Order and the Family; Lauren K. Hall 14. Smith, Justice and the Scope of the Political; Craig SmithLaurent Dobuzinskis, Simon Fraser University, CanadaRoger Frantz, San Diego State University, USABrian Glenney, Gordon College, Massachusetts, USAGordon Graham, Princeton Theological Seminary, USALauren K. Hall, Rochester Institute of Technology, USADavid F. Hardwick, The University of British Columbia, CanadaEugene Heath, State University of New York at New Paltz, USAGavin Kennedy Heriot-Watt University, UKLeslie Marsh, The University of British Columbia, CanadaJoshua Rust, Stetson University, USACraig Smith, University of Glasgow, UKVernon L. Smith, Chapman Universityl£