Adam Smith on the Ancients and the Moderns by Gloria Vivenza Hardcover Book

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The classics heavily influenced many aspects of European modern culture, yet it is not easy to trace their intellectual power on any author. Gloria Vivenza takes on the impressive task of examining how philosophy, history, literature, politics, ethics all played a part in shaping Adam Smith's thought as a scholar, philosopher and economist.

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The classics heavily influenced many aspects of European modern culture, yet it is not easy to trace their intellectual power on any author. In this volume, Gloria Vivenza takes on the impressive task of examining how philosophy, history, literature, politics, and ethics all played a part in shaping Adam Smith's thought as a scholar, philosopher, and economist.This book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in the history of economic thought, the history of philosophy, moral philosophy, political theory, and the Enlightenment.

Author Biography

Gloria Vivenza studied at the Faculty of Letters in the University of Padua, and then she began her academic career as Professor of Economic History at the University of Catania and History of Economic Thought at the University of Verona. She is a life member of the Clare Hall College at the University of Cambridge, UK. She analysed the relevance of the classical training in Adam Smith's works in her book Adam Smith and the classics and several essays on the same subject.

Table of Contents

Chap. 1: Reading the classics1.1 The classics in the Baroque age 1.2 Classical studies and modern thinking: Adam Smith's synthesis1.3 Aristocratic virtues and commercial ethics 1.4 The relationship between benevolentia and fides1.5 Paganism, religion, and conscience in Adam Smith's writings References Chap. 2: Between history and philosophy2.1 On ancient demography 2.2 On historical writing 2.3 On the interpretation of ancient history 2.4 "Otherness" and classical citizenship 2.5 Smith's history of ancient philosophy ReferencesChap. 3: Philosophy and politics3.1 Cato, the republican ideal, and the difficult relationship of philosophers with politics3.2 Ancient Romans through modern eyes3.3 Ancient and modern freedom 3.4 Adam Smith and democracy3.5 Labour and political activity: classical and modern themes in Adam SmithReferencesChap. 4: Benevolence and other virtues4.1 Adam Smith and classical philosophies4.2 Virtue and self-control: apathy or medietas? 4.3 Classical origins of benevolence in economics' language (from classical evergesia to the butcher's and baker's lack of benevolence)4.4 Closing remarks References

Details ISBN0815364032 Author Gloria Vivenza Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Series Routledge Studies in the History of Economics ISBN-13 9780815364030 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States DEWEY 330.153 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York ISBN-10 0815364032 Year 2024 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Publication Date 2024-03-29 US Release Date 2024-03-29 Pages 206 UK Release Date 2024-03-29 We've got this

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