Primary Sources
Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1776. Print.
Smith, Adam. Essays on Philosophical Subjects. 1795. Print.
Smith, Adam. Lectures on Jurisprudence . 1762. Print.
Smith, Adam. Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms. 1763. Print.
Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. 1759. Print.
Secondary Sources
Fleischacker, Samuel. On Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations: A Philosophical Companion. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2004. Print.
-This book is a philosophical commentary on Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Aside from the economic implications, it also comments quite heavily on Smith’s social and political views from his time. Overall, it was the first major philosophical commentary on Wealth of Nations and provides a new insight in a much more digestible manner.
Griswold, Charles L. Adam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment. Cambridge: Cambridge U, 1999. Print.
-Despite Smith being known mainly as an economist, he was a philosopher first and Grisworld chooses to look deeply into this side of Smith, particularly pertaining to his thoughts during the Enlightenment period. It covers moral philosophy, political economy and rhetorical theory which are areas of Smith’s work that are not as commonly written or spoken about.
Muller, Jerry Z. Adam Smith in His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1995. Print.
-While Smith’s most notable works may lead to him being viewed as greedy, particularly in Wealth of Nations, Muller instead argues on behalf of this work in order to suggest that it was more for the betterment of society. More specifically, to show certain negative aspects that can happen when government doesn’t intervene to prevent action that is only taken out of self-interest.
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