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Adam Smith Comics: Not Only Loved But Lovely
Sally Madden
November 16, 2023 "Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely..." Sally Madden illustrates this beloved Smith quotation with humor and fun. Watch out for everyone - worms too! … Sentiments Begins" and "Not From Benevolence" Paul Crider on Smith on animals and the environment, "Adam Smith in the Anthropocene." Joy Buchanan's Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero as a Smithian Anthem Janet Bufton's "Why Teach "The Theory of Moral Sentiments?"
Alice Zhang and Daniel B. Klein
… spectator in the highest sense of that term. Further, that that spectator has a “representative” in the conscience (TMS 215.11), which Smith calls “the man within the breast.” And further, that the only approach to loveliness is with that companion."
Shal Marroitt
June 12, 2023 "What does it mean to be lovely though? The word only appears once in the entirety of The Theory of Moral Sentiments." Marriott looks for understanding beyond. … podcast Graham McAleer's Art's Important Moral Work More by Shal Marriott: Nobody's Perfect, Not Even Adam Smith, The Unexpected Joy in Sharing Sadness, Adam Smith Visits Downton Abbey, How Professor Smith Helped Me Survive my Undergraduate Degree
William Glod
February 17, 2022 Individualism is about personal freedom but more than that – it’s about taking each other’s humanity, including our own agency, seriously. When we desire to be loved by other persons, we thereby presume all others are valid sources of … … 's Why Adam Smith Belongs in "The Good Place" | Adam Smith Works William Glod's Why It's OK to Make Bad Choices (routledge.com) James Otteson's Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life For Teachers: Why Teach "The Theory of Moral Sentiments?" | Adam Smith Works
This is an essay expected to be published later this year. … , which Nature her-self wants! That Beings which arise from Nature shou’d be so perfect, as to discover Imperfections in her Constitution; and be wise enough to correct that Wisdom by which they were made. ”The Moralists,” in the Chaacteristicks,160.↩
Taylor Swift & The World’s Most Expensive Cinnamon Rolls
Art Carden
January 3, 2024 Would you bake your new love a $35,000 cinnamon bun? … celebrities too much!) Want to read more? Joy Buchanan's Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero as a Smithian Anthem Renee Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate: Hogmanay and The Black Bun Cynthia Argentine and Julianna Argentine's Adam Smith Knew Why We’d Love Jane Austen
Hostile factions and political instability
Shal Marroitt
"The problem of faction seems to be when they undermine the systems of which they are a part, and this relates to the concern which Ryan has rightly identified that Smith has with the stability of institutions over time and of public life more generally." …
Rachel Ferguson on Neighborhood Stabilization and Civil Society
Juliette Sellgren and Rachel Ferguson
We talk a lot on this show about civil society and the importance of local, communal networks which hold us up when we’re down and inspire us to be good, striving members of society. But what does that actually look like? How do civil institutions get … … listening to The Great Antidote Podcast means a lot. The Great Antidote is sound engineered by Rich Goyette. If you have any questions, any guests or topic recommendations, please feel free to reach out to me at Great antidote@libertyfund.org. Thank you.
The Practical Roles of the Ideal: Adam Smith and Plato
Michaela Loughran
August 28, 2024 Some interpret Plato as too idealistic to have practical bearing on the real world of politics. Adam Smith, in Theory of Moral Sentiments, provides another lens through which to understand the roles of the ideal. Smith sheds light on the …
Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty … act according to duty, or should they strive for more? Explain. After reading Part III, do you think Adam Smith was a good person or a bad one? What evidence can you bring to support your position? How do you think Smith would judge himself as a person?
Sympathy for Affliction: Adam Smith and Charles Dickens
Richard Gunderman
July 5, 2023 "For Smith, the moral imagination enables us not only to know what others are experiencing but to become 'in some measure the same person.' So highly developed is this capacity that theatergoers who are in no danger will jump out of their … … more on the education of the moral imagination than mere economic considerations. Earning, spending, giving away, and receiving all play important roles in enabling generosity, but its inspiration must come from the narratives of those we aim to help.
Of the love of Praise, and of that of Praise-worthiness; and of the dread of blame, and of that of Blame-worthiness … . Can we wonder that so strange an application of this most respectable doctrine should sometimes have exposed it to contempt and derision; with those at least who had themselves, perhaps, no great taste or turn for the devout and contemplative virtues?
Enrique Guerra-Pujol
May 19, 2021 Did Adam Smith know what it was like to be in love? Here's a law professor's primer on the evidence. … of facts in civil cases) that Adam Smith knew what it was like to feel passion, and to fall in love. Related Links: What Adam Smith Ate: Toulouse Cassoulet What Adam Smith Ate: Toulouse Sausage and Lentils James R. Otteson, A Brief Biography of Adam Smith
Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero as a Smithian Anthem
Joy Buchanan
March 20, 2023 Adam Smith says people want to be loved and be lovely. Swift (and all of us) want to be accepted and to be genuinely praise-worthy in her actions and intentions.
Father's Day Advice from Adam Smith
Shannon Chamberlain
June 18, 2022 "[C]ultivating indifference to ourselves and those closest to us causes us not only to fail in our domestic roles in a way that displeases the spectator, but also to lose the ability to feel for the more distant strangers we might come into …
Dear Adam Smith: The Distracted Professor
Adam Smith
January 3, 2021 Dr. Distracted gets lost in thought, and wants to present himself better. Can Adam Smith help?
Smithian Patriotism: A Tale of Two Professor Smiths
Kenly Stewart
April 28, 2021 There is much for the modern day Smithian to consider in Professor Steven B. Smith's new book, Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes.
How Professor Smith Helped Me Survive my Undergraduate Degree
Shal Marroitt
May 5, 2022 Does Adam Smith have any advice for contemporary college students? What might he say to the modern college student just starting out and who feels like they have no clue what they are doing? Why would these dusty old texts help us figure out … … lost it.” Want to Read More? Other AdamSmithWorks pieces by Shal Marriott Carl Oberg's The 18th Century and Social Networking | Adam Smith Works Jack Russel Weinstein's Adam Smith on Education: Schooling | Adam Smith Works Dear Adam Smith: Roommate Woes
Would Adam Smith Tell Taylor Swift to Attend the Super Bowl?
Joy Buchanan
February 5, 2024 Would Adam Smith advise Taylor Swift to rush back to America after an exhausting concert just to cheer on a man in a football game? Joy Buchanan cheers for Smithian sentiments. … : Adam Smith and the Global Second-Hand Clothing Trade Art Carden’s Taylor Swift & The World’s Most Expensive Cinnamon Rolls Sally Madden’s AdamSmithWorks comics Not From Benevolence and Not Only Loved But Lovely Jon Murphy’s Why do we Admire Celebrities?
On the objective-functions of firms and consumers
Thelmo Vargas-Madrigal
February 22, 2024 What should people in business maximize? Thelmo Vargas-Madrigal gives a brief tour of famous thinkers who have tried to answer that question and picks his winners and losers.