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The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. [1] [2] [3] It provided the ethical , philosophical , economic , and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), Essays on Philosophical Subjects (1795), and Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue, and Arms (1763) (first published in 1896).
The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 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. He develops his doctrine of the impartial spectator, whose hypothetical disinterested judgment we use to distinguish right from wrong in any given situation.
Jan 29, 2014 · Judgment Sentimentalism. Sentimentalism is commonly understood as a thesis about moral judgments or concepts. Moral thought involves or refers to our sentiments, and moral language somehow or other expresses or refers to sentiments. Judgment sentimentalism comes both in non-cognitivist and cognitivist varieties.
Jun 7, 2017 · The Theory of Moral Sentiment consists of six parts. I will briefly describe the main aspects of each part and then discuss a recent multicultural empirical study that focuses on one particular aspect, with a view to demonstrating the durability and conceptual relevance of Adam Smith’s work today. Central to Adam Smith’s ( 1976) “Theory ...
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Jun 5, 2012 · Summary. The nature of Smith's moral theory. Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments is apt to confuse, perhaps startle, the modern reader who approaches it with expectations formed by recent moral philosophy. Though profoundly different in many respects, the moral philosophies which have dominated the debate for the last fifty years ...
Feb 15, 2013 · 1. Methodology. Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS) tends to arouse sharply divergent reactions among the philosophers who pick it up. Kant is said to have considered it his favorite among Scottish moral sense theories (Fleischacker 1991), but others have dismissed it as devoid of systematic argument, or derivative, in its theoretical aspirations, of Hume.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments is apt to confuse, perhaps startle, the modern reader who approaches it with expectations formed by recent moral philosophy. Though profoundly different in many respects, the moral philosophies which have dominated the debate for the last fifty years, utilitarianism and Kantianism, have a common concern with an ultimate criterion for right action.
