The Adam Smith Problem in Reverse: Self-Interest in<i>The Wealth of Nations</i>and<i>The Theory of Moral Sentiments</i>

Paganelli, Maria Pia

doi:10.1215/00182702-2008-006

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“…For Baudrillard and for Bauman and Obirek as for Smith, this sympathy is based on mirroring, where one person imaginatively reconstructs the experience of an observed other. This response is not the opposite of self-interest but is based on an individual's pursuit of self-interest through virtuous actions, where complete self-interest is moderated through the individual's desire to be both praised and praiseworthy (Paganelli 2008). For Smith (1776), the selfinterested individual acts in a manner that is mutually interdependent and ultimately unintentional and yet at the same time works to promote its society "more effectually than when he really intends to promote it."…”

Section: Fashion As Orchestrating Sympathymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Fashion Condition: Rethinking Fashion from Its Everyday Practices

Thornquist

2018

Fashion Practice

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This article challenges traditional ways of understanding fashion as a social phenomenon. By considering the everyday social practice of fashion where looking, wearing, choosing, discarding, consuming, and producing fashion have central roles in understanding fashion's person-object relationships, this study advances an alternative ontological view of fashion as a volatile emotional condition and inconstant state of mind. This suggested shift in theoretical perspective is significant in understanding and stimulating change or maintaining stability in fashion phenomena and could have principal consequences for thinking and

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Section: Fashion As Orchestrating Sympathymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Fashion Condition: Rethinking Fashion from Its Everyday Practices

Thornquist

2018

Fashion Practice

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“…What about the role of self-interest as ambition in the WN? In a recent contribution to the "Problem", Paganelli (2008) shows that it is not in the WN, but in the TMS, that self-interest in the form of ambition can be useful to bring about the progress of nations. In her words, in the WN, "individual self-interest, when backed by the power of government, is left unbound to enrich a few at the expense of many" (2008, p. 380).…”

Section: Assessment Of Otteson's Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

What’s the problem, Mr. Smith? Shedding more light (than Heat) on Adam Smith’s view of man *

Boff

2018

Econ. soc.

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Why has the "Adam Smith Problem" recently been discussed in the literature? Although most historians of economic thought regard the problem solved, these discussions cast doubt on this apparent solution. This article suggests that the "Adam Smith Problem" may originate from the concept of the human being developed by Smith in the "Theory of Moral Sentiments": in this book, human beings can be understood as composed of an empirical and a (quasi) transcendental side, in the form of the impartial spectator. It is argued that it is the tension between these two parts which creates supposed inconsistencies between aspects of the "Theory of Moral Sentiments" and the "Wealth of Nations" like, for example, the role of sympathy and self-interest in each of these books. Resumo Qual é o problema, Sr. Smith? Deixando a visão do homem de Adam Smith mais clara (e menos inflamada)Qual a razão das recentes discussões sobre o "Adam Smith Problem" na literatura? Embora a maioria dos historiadores do pensamento econômico considere o problema resolvido, estas discussões põem em dúvida esta suposta resolução. Este artigo sugere que o "Adam Smith Problem" pode ter como origem o conceito de ser humano desenvolvido por Smith na "Teoria dos Sentimentos Morais": neste livro, os seres humanos podem ser compreendidos como compostos de uma parte empírica e outra (quase) transcendental, na figura do espectador imparcial. Argumenta-se no artigo que é a tensão entre estas duas partes do ser humano que gera supostas inconsistências entre determinados aspectos da "Teoria dos Sentimentos Morais" e da "Riqueza das Nações", como, por exemplo, o papel da simpatia e do auto-interesse em cada um destes livros.Palavras-chave: Adam Smith; "Adam Smith Problem"; Conceito de ser humano; James Otteson; Vivienne Brown. JEL B12, B31.

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“…The increase in prosperity brought about by the internalization and the institutionalization of the rules of cooperation and at the same time made possible because of these rules of cooperation allows us to further develop cooperation. The increasing presence of commerce seems to become both the internalized and the institutionalized social glue needed to keep together large assemblies of strangers (Paganelli, 2008).…”

Section: The Institutionalization Of Rules Of Cooperation and Their Rmentioning

confidence: 99%