Adam Smith's the Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Critical Commentary

Abstract

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Smith's Survey of Answers to the Psychological Foundation of Moral Judgment Question -- Section 1: Rationalist Theories -- Section 2: Self-Love Theories -- Section 3: Sentimentalist Theories -- Chapter 3: Smith's Own Answer to the Psychological Foundation of Moral Judgment Question -- Section 1: Sympathy1 -- Section 2: Sympathy and Approbation -- Section 3: Judgments of Propriety -- Section 4: Judgments of Merit -- Section 5: Completing Smith's Foundational Account of Moral Judgment -- Chapter 4: Building upon the Foundation:: Smith's Full-Blown Account of Moral Judgment and Its Impact on Moral Action -- Section 1: The Desire for Mutual Sympathy -- Section 2: The Perspective Trading Account -- Section 3: The Autonomy Account -- Section 4: A Closer Look at the Driving Forces in the Two Accounts33 -- (A) The First Spectrum of Ways of Desiring Mutual Sympathy -- (B) The Second Spectrum of Ways of Desiring Mutual Sympathy -- (C) The Two Spectra and the Love of Praiseworthiness -- (D) The Turn to the WIS -- (E) The Relationship between the Two Pictures -- Section 5: Smith's Account of Moral Motivation49 -- Section 6: Correction and Cultural Differences -- Chapter 5: Smith's Survey of Answers to the Nature of Virtue Question -- Section 1: The Concept of Virtue in Smith -- Section 2: Mandeville's Denial of the Reality of Virtue7 -- Section 3: Smith's Taxonomy of Possible Virtue Theories -- Section 4: Prudence Theories -- Section 5: Benevolence Theories -- Section 6: Propriety Theories -- Chapter 6: Smith's Own Answer to the Nature of Virtue Question and Full-Blown Account of Virtue -- Section 1: Smith's General Schema of Virtue.

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Adam Smith's "The theory of moral sentiments": a critical commentary

McHugh, John

McHugh, John

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"Many contemporary readers are just now discovering Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS). It is increasingly being recognised as a foundational text in moral philosophy and in Adam Smith's oeuvre more generally. This is the first companion to guide readers through TMS and uncover what Smith thinks, why he thinks it, why he might be wrong to think it! While Adam Smith is best known for a Wealth of Nations there is a history of seriously misinterpreting this text as an unnuanced celebration of unfettered capitalism. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a kind of corrective to these naïve readings. As such, any serious consideration of Adam Smith's work should also include TMS. John McHugh's guide provides detailed analysis of TMS while never losing sight of the text in the context of Smith's writings and world view more generally. It offers both an introduction to the importance and insight of TMS while also functioning as a great way in to Adam Smith as a philosopher"--

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