The cause of usefulness and stoicism in workmanship - Adam Smith's 'Theoryof moral sentiments', part 4

Authors
Citation
Jf. Pradeau, The cause of usefulness and stoicism in workmanship - Adam Smith's 'Theoryof moral sentiments', part 4, REV PHIL FR, 125(4), 2000, pp. 435-448
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Philosiphy
Journal title
REVUE PHILOSOPHIQUE DE LA FRANCE ET DE L ETRANGER
ISSN journal
00353833 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
435 - 448
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-3833(200010/12)125:4<435:TCOUAS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The fourth part of the Theory of Moral Sentiments is an important one: the quoting of an "invisible hand" refers the moral enquiry to the propping of the social prosperity which the Wealth of Nations takes as an object of stu dy. But there's on thing more: one also finds evidence therein of the liber al hypotheses according to which prosperity is never better reached but whe n citizens do not pursue it consciously.