Adam Smith, Liberty, and Responsibility: East and West
Smith paired with Daoist and Confucian philosophy
READING LIST
Session I: Smith on Markets
· Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I. Edited by R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1982. I.i-iii; I.viii.1-22, 36-43; I.x.c.1-45; and III.i, iv.1-20. Page(s): 13-36, 82-87, 96-99, 135-152, 376-380, and 411-425.
Session II: Smith on Propriety and Self-Command
· Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Indianapolis: LibertyClassics, 1969, 1976. I.i.1-4, I.iii.1-3, IV.1-2, and VI.iii. Page(s): 9-23, 43-66, 171-193, and 237-262.
Session III: Smith on Justice
· Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume II. Edited by R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1982. V.i.b. Page(s): 708-723.
· Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Indianapolis: LibertyClassics, 1969, 1976. II.ii.1-3 and VI.ii.1-3. Page(s): 78-91 and 218-237.
Session IV: Daoist Views of a Free Market
· Laozi. Daodejing. Translated by D. C. Lau. New York and London: Penguin Books, 1963. Chapters 15, 17, 19, 21, 29-31, 53, 57-59, 60, 69, 71, and 75.
· Chuang Tzu. Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu. Translated by Victor H. Mair. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1994. Chapters 3, 4:12, 7:2, 8:2, 9:1, 17:13, 18:6, 26:6, and 33.2.
· Dorn, James A. “The Tao of Adam Smith.” The Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/tao-adam-smith (November 15, 2013).
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Session V: Confucian Views of Private Property and Market
· Confucius. The Analects. Translated by D. C. Lau. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1992. XII, XIII. Page(s): 108-131.
· Mencius. Mencius. Edited by D. C. Lau. New York and London: Penguin Classics, 1970, 2003. Book I, Part A and Book III, Part A. Page(s): 3-14, 52-63.
· Xunzi. Xunzi. Translated by John Knoblock and Zhang Jue. Changsha, Hunan: Hunan People’s Publishing House, 1999. Volume 1, Chapter 10. Page(s): 262-313.
Session VI: Confucian Views of Fairness and Justice
· Confucius. The Analects. Translated by D. C. Lau. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1992. XVI. Page(s): 160-169.
· Mencius. Mencius. Edited by D. C. Lau. New York and London: Penguin Classics, 1970, 2003. Book III, Part B. Page(s): 64-75.
· Xunzi. Xunzi. Translated by John Knoblock and Zhang Jue. Changsha, Hunan: Hunan People’s Publishing House, 1999. Volume 1, Chapter 9; and Volume 2, Chapter 16. Page(s): 208-261 and 500-531.