The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Section 13) by Adam Smith

Опубликовано: 12 Январь 2025
на канале: LibertyInOurTime

"The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)," Adam Smith's first and in his own mind most important work, outlines his view of proper conduct and the institutions and sentiments that make men virtuous. Here he develops his doctrine of the impartial spectator, whose hypothetical disinterested judgment we must use to distinguish right from wrong in any given situation. We by nature pursue our self-interest, according to Smith. This makes independence or self-command an instinctive good, and neutral rules as difficult to craft as they are necessary.

Read "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" online: https://tinyurl.com/ybcurmyw

Playlist link for complete audio presentation: https://tinyurl.com/y8jobzwn

Also see Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" online: https://tinyurl.com/hffow2c
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/ybgefymo

Links to online resources about Adam Smith and his writings:

The Timeless Wisdom of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y7g7sv77

Mises on the Importance of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/ybg2oehj

Adam Smith Proved Ideas Matter
https://tinyurl.com/y89y47ll

Adam Smiths Economics of Freedom
https://tinyurl.com/y9z464m8

Adam Smith versus Business
https://tinyurl.com/y93uzne6

It All Started with Adam
https://tinyurl.com/yajj88w7

Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life
https://tinyurl.com/y73rnokv

Adam Smith: Zen Master
https://tinyurl.com/ycr4pv6u

Adam Smith's Air of Paradox
https://tinyurl.com/ydht5qkp

Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand
https://tinyurl.com/yad3nohd

Adam Smith: Moral Philosopher
https://tinyurl.com/ycamxc69

The Writings of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/ybna6e52

Adam Smith Was Wrong about This
https://tinyurl.com/yaaaygny

What Charles Darwin Owes Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y94gogt5

Adam Smith on What It Means to Flourish
https://tinyurl.com/y9lbxdb6

Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life
https://tinyurl.com/ya9oublu

Adam Smith's Concept of Justice
https://tinyurl.com/yb4ws4ss

Speculators: Adam Smith Revisited
https://tinyurl.com/yb3bu97x

Why Adam Smith Burned His Clothes
https://tinyurl.com/y6vb63dy

Adam Smith in China
https://tinyurl.com/y98x48mk

Adam Smith, Condorcet, and the Enlightenment
https://tinyurl.com/yaqzvvd6

Natural Liberty
https://tinyurl.com/y8drb9v4

Adam Smith: Ideas Change the World
https://tinyurl.com/y8h37y8r

Criminal Records Prove Adam Smith Was Right
https://tinyurl.com/y6wb3wlu

Does the Division of Labor Make Us Stupid?
https://tinyurl.com/yb46z36n

What Adam Smith Can Teach Us about Being Lovely
https://tinyurl.com/y82ka7pv

The Other Side of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y7huol5v

Adam Smith Reveals His (Invisible) Hand
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Adam Smith and Modern Economics
https://tinyurl.com/y8xp9v2s

The Seat of Adam Smith Vs. Economic Alchemy
https://tinyurl.com/ya45bdhb

Brilliant but Absent-Minded Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y7q3dwg6

On the Canons of Taxation and the Taxation of Cannon
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The Adam Smith Myth
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Murray Rothbard Confronts Adam Smith
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Murray Rothbard's Adam Smith
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Adam Smith Triumphs in Germany
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Adam Smith and the Visible Foot of Government
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Big Government Adam Smith?
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The Muddied Waters of Adam Smith's Life
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An Integration of The Wealth of Nations with The Theory of Moral Sentiments
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Adam Smith, Justice, and the System of Natural Liberty
https://tinyurl.com/ycbaoyuf

Adam Smith and Karl Marx's Basic and Monumental (In Consequences) Error
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Intellectual Standards of Adam Smith's Day
https://tinyurl.com/y88mmod6

Rashid on Adam Smith: In Need of Proof
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Adam Smith: A Reappraisal
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Waiting for Adam
https://tinyurl.com/y9zr7jnw

Neo-Plagiarism and the Wealth of Nations
https://tinyurl.com/yd8bf6ku

Why Read Adam Smith Today?
https://tinyurl.com/y9ocn28p

Life of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y7my4z4f

Francis Hutcheson: Teacher of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/yd4o34sr

The Intertemporal Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/ybpgkp24

Individualism in Modern Thought: From Adam Smith to Hayek
https://tinyurl.com/ya8xr2ny

Sketch of the Life and Works of Adam Smith
https://tinyurl.com/y8b9uwa3

Related online resources:

Free Markets, the Rule of Law, and Classical Liberalism
https://tinyurl.com/y9zafj4s

Consumer Sovereignty
https://tinyurl.com/ya24h5t4

Classical Economists, Good or Bad?
https://tinyurl.com/y72l872o

Trade Is What Makes Us Human
https://tinyurl.com/ybtk4ach

The Buy Local Fallacy
https://tinyurl.com/yanpyvqj

The Law of Supply and Demand
https://tinyurl.com/jdvjnke

What Causes Wealth?
https://tinyurl.com/y8ykhcxd

The Roots of Capitalism
https://tinyurl.com/yafrpqs4

Profit: Not Just a Motive
https://tinyurl.com/y8hss6pn