Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… in Smith’s thought, this line of thinking would say they relate to each other only transactionally. By anachronistically dressing Smith in a utilitarian garb, this reading sees his view of individuals as interest-maximising agents to whom it … of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their …
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