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by: Adam Smith  Dewey Decimal Number: 170 EAN: 9780895263636 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0895263637 Label: Gateway Editions Manufacturer: Gateway Editions Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 250 Publication Date: September 25, 1999 Publisher: Gateway Editions Studio: Gateway Editions Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments is must reading for those who value living a free and moral life. Book Description: Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) lays the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. By means of the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition of the text with helpful notes for the student reader, together with a substantial introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical context. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - smith's *other* bookOh no, no. The Wealth of Nations didn't come out of the blue. Adam Smith would probably be famous today for his 'other' book even if he had not written his second. People do not understand the concept of self-interest well. They would if they read this book. Ok, so the style needs work! Buy, hey, they wrote like that in the eighteen century. Rating:  - Excellent Book, Awful Kindle FormattingThis is not so much a review of the book, but the formatting. Unfortunately, Amazon lumps all reviews for the same "book" together, so I'll specify this one by its publisher: FQ Classics. If you're looking at another edition, feel free to ignore these comments. Anyway, the FQ Classics version has no table of contents and no cover, making the book nearly impossible to navigate quickly. Since Theory of Moral Sentiments is so useful as a reference, this severely hinders the usefulness of this edition. ... Read More Rating: - Wrongly IgnoredThe Theory of Moral Sentiments gets far too little attention. Smith's other book, The Wealth of Nations, is perhaps the most famous book on economics ever. Yet one can hardly understand the WON without also reading The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Many modern economists interpret the idea of the invisible hand of markets in terms of competitive general equilibrium. Other people simplistically assert that Smith believed that `greed is good'. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is Smith's explanation ... Read More Rating: - Nature of SympathyThere is no doubt Adam Smith is one of the greatest minds in history and this book embodies his insights on human nature. He did a theoretical review of ancient perspectives on moral theories, followed by his comments on each of the different schools of thoughts. It is always enjoyable to see how he explains and refutes on the fallacies of those thinkings, and in the process offers refined versions to the original. Though several examples of his brilliance have been mentioned by other comments, ... Read More Rating:  - IncompleteI guess it says so somewhere in the fine print, perhaps even in the medium sized print. But I just wanted a copy of TMS and this one seemed reasonably cheap. So I bought it. It's a pamphlet consisting of the first 'book' or chapter. In other words, sold as TMS it's a hoax - probably about a third to a fifth of the actual book. And I'm in Australia so I doubt there's any mileage in returning it. TMS is a great book. This is not. 
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