E. G. West
Adam Smith: The Man and His Works
- ISBN 13:
- 9780913966068
- author:
- E. G. West
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Liberty Fund Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1977
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21.34 x 14.48 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Business, Economics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Adam Smith was no dry pedant. His lectures and writings are alive with examples taken from the busy eighteenth-century world around him. In this biography, E. G. West brings to life Adam Smith's first years in Kirkcaldy, including his brief kidnapping by gypsies as a baby. As Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow, Smith's thought developed under the guidance of notable thinkers such as David Hume and Johnson. West also provides a masterful summary of The Wealth of Nations, while shedding new light on an earlier work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. This book is significant not only for its insight into Smith's intellectual development but also for its relevance to contemporary debates about capitalism. E. G. West, a renowned economist and scholar, has taught at several British colleges and institutions, including Carleton University in Ottawa and the University of Chicago. His expertise brings depth and authority to this biography of one of history's most influential thinkers.
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