ADAM SMITH DICTIONARY. A Study of His Most Significant Words and Phrases

The Essential Terms of Adam Smith's Economics, Moral Philosophy, and Political Thought.

von Isaac Volpe

98 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

ADAM SMITH, THE THINKER WHO EXPLAINED THE MARKET, ALSO EXPLAINED THE HUMAN CONSCIENCE.

Adam Smith is frequently quoted-but rarely understood in full. His name is associated with self-interest, free markets, the division of labor, and the "invisible hand." Yet these famous ideas represent only part of a much richer intellectual legacy.

In ADAM SMITH DICTIONARY, Isaac Volpe presents 100 essential words, concepts, debates, and historical connections that illuminate Smith's economics, moral philosophy, political thought, and enduring influence.

From wages, profits, taxation, competition, and free trade to sympathy, justice, self-command, and the impartial spectator, each concise entry explains the concept, places it within Smith's work, and reveals its relevance to the modern world.

Readers will discover a thinker far more subtle than the champion of unrestricted self-interest portrayed in popular accounts. Smith understood that markets depend upon justice, institutions, moral restraint, and concern for others-and that prosperity cannot be separated from the character of society.

Accessible enough for newcomers and substantial enough for serious students, this book can be read from beginning to end or kept as a trusted reference companion.

Inside this book, you will discover:

- How the division of labor, competition, capital, and the extent of the market create prosperity.- What Smith actually meant by the "invisible hand"-and how later interpretations transformed it.- How sympathy, the impartial spectator, propriety, and self-command shape moral judgment.- Why Smith defended free trade while criticizing monopolies, mercantilism, colonial exploitation, and corporate privilege.- What roles did he assign to the government in justice, education, taxation, infrastructure, and public goods?- How he examined wages, profits, rent, banking, poverty, inequality, and the working poor.- How the Scottish Enlightenment, Stoicism, David Hume, and Francis Hutcheson influenced his thinking.- Why Smith's ideas continue to matter in debates about automation, globalization, capitalism, institutions, and economic policy.

Whether you are a student of economics, philosophy, history, politics, or business-or simply want to understand the ideas that helped create the modern world, ADAM SMITH DICTIONARY offers an illuminating guide to one of history's most influential minds.

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• ISBN: 9798192297568
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp