Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… , 1776 (hereafter WN ), the isolated interpretation of these lines still shapes how Smith’s legacy persists in the public imaginary. Often hailed as a founding father of capitalism, Smith, we are told, is not just a champion of the free … only rests upon the desire for praise, have we not arrived at a Mandevillian morality, where private vice leads to public benefit, where we only act virtuously because we desire the esteem that accompanies it? Smith accepts this can …
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