Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life
Ryan Hanley
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Description
Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics
Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is an illuminating guide to Smith's incomparable wisdom on how to live well, written by one of today's leading Smith scholars. Full of invaluable insights on topics ranging from happiness and moderation to love and friendship, Our Great Purpose enables modern readers to see Smith in an entirely new light--and along the way, learn what it truly means to possess an excellent character and lead a worthy life.Product Details
Price
$14.95
$13.90
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publish Date
June 15, 2021
Pages
176
Dimensions
5.0 X 7.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.31 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780691216706
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About the Author
Ryan Patrick Hanley is professor of political science at Boston College. His books include Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue and Adam Smith: His Life, Thought, and Legacy (Princeton).
