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Hanley, Ryan Patrick, 1974- author.
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
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Conduct of life
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Our great purpose : ...
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Our great purpose : Adam Smith on living a better life / Ryan Patrick Hanley.
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Hanley, Ryan Patrick, 1974- author.
Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Conduct of life
Life
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"Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is a short and illuminating guide to Smiths incomparable wisdom on how to live well, written by one of todays leading Smith scholars. In this inspiring and entertaining book, Ryan Patrick Hanley describes Smiths vision of the excellent and praiseworthy character, and draws on the philosophers writings to show how each of us can go about developing one. For Smith, an excellent character is distinguished by qualities such as prudence, self-command, justice, and benevolencevirtues that have been extolled since antiquity. Yet Smith wrote not for the ancient polis but for the world of market societyour worldwhich rewards self-interest more than virtue. Hanley shows how Smith set forth a vision of the worthy life that is uniquely suited to us today. Full of invaluable insights on topics ranging from happiness and moderation to love and friendship, Our Great Purpose enables modern readers to see Smith in an entirely new lightand along the way, learn what it truly means to live a good life." -- Publisher description
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viii, 156 pages ; 21 cm
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On self-interest -- On caring for others -- On acting for others -- On imagination -- On bettering our condition -- On miseries and disorders -- On the healthy mind -- On tranquility and pleasure -- On worshipping wealth -- On friendship -- On pleasure -- On hatred and anger -- On being loved -- On loving -- On flourishing -- On being lovely -- On seeing ourselves -- On dignity -- On equality -- On choice -- On self and others -- On perfection -- On wisdom and virtue -- On humility and beneficence -- On praise and praiseworthiness -- On Socrates -- On Jesus -- On Hume -- On God.
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9780691179445
0691179441
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