Charles Griswold has written a comprehensive philosophical study of Smith's moral and political thought. Griswold sets Smith's work in the context of the Enlightenment and relates it to current discussions in moral and political philosophy. Smith's appropriation as well as criticism of ancient philosophy, and his carefully balanced defence of a liberal and humane moral and poli...(展开全部)

"Charles Griswold has written the first comprehensive philosophical study of Smith’s moral and political thought. Griswold sets Smith’s work in the context of the continuing debate about the nature and survival of the Enlightenment, and also relates it to current discussions in moral philosophy." "This is a major historical and philosophical reassessment of a key figure in the ...(展开全部)

In a recreation of the epoch between the 1770s and the 1820s, Emma Rothschild reinterprets the ideas of the great revolutionary political economists to show us the true landscape of economic and political thought in their day, with important consequences for our own. Her work alters the readings of Adam Smith and Condorcet - and of ideas of enlightenment - that underlie much co...(展开全部)

In a recreation of the epoch between the 1770s and the 1820s, Emma Rothschild reinterprets the ideas of the great revolutionary political economists to show us the true landscape of economic and political thought in their day, with important consequences for our own. Her work alters the readings of Adam Smith and Condorcet - and of ideas of enlightenment - that underlie much co...(展开全部)

In a recreation of the epoch between the 1770s and the 1820s, Emma Rothschild reinterprets the ideas of the great revolutionary political economists to show us the true landscape of economic and political thought in their day, with important consequences for our own. Her work alters the readings of Adam Smith and Condorcet - and of ideas of enlightenment - that underlie much co...(展开全部)

In a recreation of the epoch between the 1770s and the 1820s, Emma Rothschild reinterprets the ideas of the great revolutionary political economists to show us the true landscape of economic and political thought in their day, with important consequences for our own. Her work alters the readings of Adam Smith and Condorcet - and of ideas of enlightenment - that underlie much co...(展开全部)

This new edition of The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times. Updated to include new scholarship which has recently come to light, this full-scale biography of Adam Smith examines the personality, career, and social and intellectual circumstances of the Scottish moral...(展开全部)

约瑟夫・克罗普西：1952年毕业于纽约哥伦比亚大学，后任教纽约市立大学经济学系。1958年转往芝加哥大学政治学系。1973年后被委任为政治哲学大师斯特劳斯的遗著管理人。1989年获科罗拉多学院颁赠荣誉人文博士学位。1991年以“卓越服务教授”衔退休，后往哈佛大学当访问教授。著作除本书外，尚有History of Political Philosophy (Cropsey & Strauss), Ancients and Moderns: Essays on the Tradition of Political Philosophy in honor of Leo Strauss, Political Philosophy and the lssues of Politics, A Dialogue between a Philosopher and ...(展开全部)

Combining the methods of the modern philosopher with those of the historian of ideas, Knud Haakonssen presents an interpretation of the philosophy of law which Adam Smith developed out of - and partly in response to - David Hume's theory of justice. While acknowledging that the influences on Smith were many and various, Dr Haakonssen suggests that the decisive philosophical one...(展开全部)

Human dependence on technology has increased exponentially over the past several centuries, and so too has the notion that we can fix environmental problems with scientific applications. The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge proposes an alternative to this hubristic, shortsighted, and dangerous worldview. The contributors argue that u...(展开全部)