The utopian dimension in the philosophy of social betterment in Adam Smith

Paganelli, Maria Pia

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“…424–25). Liberal wages in turn “widen and extend” population limits (WN, p. 98), a sure indicator for Smith of prosperity and human betterment (Paganelli, 2021). In allowing for free inland and international trade in grain, Smith believed that his “liberal and generous system” (WN, p. 617), as opposed to the “illiberal and oppressive” machinations of mercantilism (p. 584), would most effectively alleviate food shortages in times of dearth (Hont & Ignatieff, 1983).…”

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What is liberal about Adam Smith's “liberal plan”?

Matson

2022

Southern Economic Journal

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By the middle of the eighteenth century the word "liberal" had had multiple non-political meanings.Adam Smith famously advances "the liberal plan" of political economy. In The Wealth of Nations he indicates several ways that his liberal plan is "liberal" in a non-political sense. The liberal plan leads to economic growth, which leads to a rise in real wages and population through an extending division of labor. The liberal plan facilitates market integration, leading toward a distribution of food supplies that could be called liberal and generous if it was brought about by design of a distributor. The liberal plan entails a generous view of the person that dignifies the mundane and elevates ordinary work.Considering ways that Smith's liberal plan is "liberal" shines light on the soul of classical liberal political economy.

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Section: Liberal Discourse In Wnmentioning

confidence: 99%

What is liberal about Adam Smith's “liberal plan”?

Matson

2022

Southern Economic Journal

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Kampf den Klischees: Die jüngere Adam-Smith-Forschung rollt die Interpretation des schottischen Gelehrten neu auf

Horn

2023

Perspektiven Der Wirtschaftspolitik

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Zusammenfassung Vor 300 Jahren, im Juni 1723, kam Adam Smith auf die Welt. Aus dem Sohn eines schottischen Anwalts und Zollkommissars wurde ein großer Aufklärer, der vor allem mit seinen moralphilosophischen und ökonomischen Schriften Berühmtheit erlangte. Mit seinem zweiten Hauptwerk, dem „Wealth of Nations“ (1776), etablierte sich die Volkswirtschaftslehre als eigenständige akademische Disziplin. Das Buch entfaltete nicht nur theoretische, sondern in zahlreichen Ländern auch praktische Wirkung. Freilich ging die Rezeptionsgeschichte mit erheblichen Vergröberungen und Verzerrungen einher. Gegen diese Klischees stemmt sich seit einigen Jahren eine interdisziplinäre Gruppe von Smith-Forschern. In diesem Überblicksartikel aus Anlass des Jubiläums stellt Karen Horn einige der Einsichten aus der jüngeren Literatur der Smith-Forschung vor und zeigt, wie reizvoll und fruchtbar die Auseinandersetzung mit dem großen Schotten weiterhin ist – auch für die hier unterrepräsentierten Ökonomen.

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Challenging the clichés: How recent scholarship refreshes the interpretation of Adam Smith’s oeuvre

Horn

2024

Perspektiven Der Wirtschaftspolitik

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Adam Smith was born 300 years ago, in June 1723. The son of a Scottish lawyer and customs commissioner grew to become a great Enlightenment thinker who gained global fame for his writings in moral philosophy and political economy. His second major work, the “Wealth of Nations” (1776), enabled economics to establish itself as a separate academic discipline. In numerous countries, the book had not only a theoretical but also a practical policy impact. Yet many distortions crept into the reception history of Smith’s oeuvre. For some years now, an interdisciplinary group of Smith scholars has taken on the received wisdom to challenge the clichés. In this survey written on the occasion of the Adam Smith tricentenary, Karen Horn presents some insights from recent Smith scholarship and shows just how inspiring and fruitful an engagement with the great Scot continues to be – even for economists, who are so far remarkably underrepresented in this activity.

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The utopian dimension in the philosophy of social betterment in Adam Smith

Cited by 4 publications

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What is liberal about Adam Smith's “liberal plan”?

What is liberal about Adam Smith's “liberal plan”?

Kampf den Klischees: Die jüngere Adam-Smith-Forschung rollt die Interpretation des schottischen Gelehrten neu auf

Challenging the clichés: How recent scholarship refreshes the interpretation of Adam Smith’s oeuvre

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