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Adam Smith and the Classics: The Classical Heritage in Adam Smith's Thought

Vivenza, Gloria·2001
DOI 10.1093/0198296665.001.0001
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Adam Smith's thought was indebted to the classical training prevailing in the educational system of his day. A careful reading of all his writings can prove the extent of this debt. Classical influences are obviously more numerous and easily discernible in the philosophical works, but are not absent from the economic masterpiece. They have been described by the author without having recourse to conjectures or implications, rather by analysing the topics whose classical origin can be ascertained. The book has been divided into chapters devoted to the traditional branches of knowledge treated by Adam Smith: natural philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, economics, literature; plus a postscript. Smith was not only influenced by classical doctrines but he also selected from them arguments suited to support his own ideas.

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Authors
Vivenza, G.
Affiliations
University of Verona (IT)
Corresponding author
Vivenza, Gloria
Publisher
Oxford University PressOxford
Published
2001-11-01
DOI
10.1093/0198296665.001.0001
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  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Legal Thought
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Classical Philosophy and Thought
Keywords
Adam Smith, classical education, classical tradition, intellectual influence, natural philosophy, ethics, legal theory, economics, literature, The Wealth of Nations, Scottish Enlightenment

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