Posted: June 10th, 2015

Das Adam Smith Problem: Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiment needs to be understood differently in order to make them consistent and coherent.

Das Adam Smith Problem: Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiment needs to be understood differently in order to make them consistent and coherent.

Use these three Articles
1. “Adam Smith on the Virtues” (Picture files)
2.”A Study into Smith’s Conception of the Human Character Das Adam Smith Problem Revisited”(PDF)
3. “Das Adam Smith Problem, Its origins, the stages of the current debate, and one implication for our understanding of sympathy” (PDF)

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“Das Adam Smith Problem – A Critical Realist Perspective” (PDF)

You need to use these three articles to write. Your task primary task is to sort out a debate in the secondary literature. Rather than write a paper from scratch. Paper must develop and argument as to which interpretation is the most compelling: you need to give reasons that support your judgements. Even if you find yourself in almost complete agreement with one comtemporary scholar, try with as much integrity as possible to sound out the alternative point of view.