• The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. It provided the ethical, philosophical, economic, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's...
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    The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, often abbreviated as The...
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  • Moral sense theory (also known as moral sentimentalism) is a theory in moral epistemology and meta-ethics concerning the discovery of moral truths. Moral...
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  • act in the public interest. Smith originally mentioned the term only in specific examples. It is used once in his Theory of Moral Sentiments when discussing...
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    and important works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and The Wealth of Nations (1776). (www.adamsmithworks.org) The Library of Economics and Liberty...
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  • metaphysical account of morality is necessary for the proper evaluation of actual moral theories and for making practical moral decisions; others reason...
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    number of podcast episodes are dedicated in their entirety to Smith's lesser-known book first published in 1759, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. After...
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    Smith expressed his disapproval of The Fable of the Bees in Part VII, Section II of his The Theory of Moral Sentiments. The reason that Adam Smith heavily...
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  • Moral particularism is a theory in meta-ethics that runs counter to the idea that moral actions can be determined by applying universal moral principles...
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    Adam (2009). The theory of moral sentiments. Oxford: Clarendon. OCLC 1017407319. Friedman, Benjamin M (2006). The moral consequences of economic growth...
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