Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… agent who could act appropriately in commercial society. Concepts > Feelings & Emotions Concepts > Character Mots-clés Benevolence Conduct Imagination Morality Sympathy ‘It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own … neither did he agree with his mentor, Francis Hutcheson, that humanity harboured an innate moral sense characterised by benevolence. Instead, Smith wanted to offer an account of human morality that could accurately explain our everyday …
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