Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… 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 essential for the individual’s development into a … he is better remembered. From 1751, Smith worked at Glasgow University, where he eventually became a professor of moral philosophy. Thoroughly engaged in the debates of his day, Smith did not agree that human sociability was characterised …
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