Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… of the Wealth of Nations , where, to most readers, he is the champion of the free market and the pursuit of economic self-interest. Much less appreciated, however, is his first work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments , which paints quite a different picture of human sociability. Instead of relating to each other solely out of self-interest, Smith’s political economy also recruited moral notions, like sympathy, which Smith thought were absolutely …
Benevolence | Conduct | Imagination | Morality | Sympathy
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