How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
By Russ Roberts
Categories: Business & Money, Politics & Social Sciences
Economist Russ Roberts turns to Adam Smith's other book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), to show what the author of The Wealth of Nations understood about living a good life. In this 2014 book, Roberts walks through Smith's answers to basic questions: where lasting satisfaction comes from, why people swing between selfishness and altruism, and how morality connects to happiness. He links Smith's ideas to literature, history and pop culture, making an 18th-century philosopher a guide to everyday choices.
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