Wealth and Virtue The Shaping of Political Economy in the Scottish Enlightenment |
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Editor:
| Hont, Istvan Ignatieff, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-62507-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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Wealth and Virtue reassesses the Scottish Enlightenment's contribution to the formation of modern economics and to theories of capitalism. Its unique range indicates the scope of the Scottish intellectual achievement of the eighteenth century and explores the process by which the boundaries between economic thought, jurisprudence, moral philosophy and theoretical history were established.
Wealth and Virtue reassesses the Scottish Enlightenment's contribution to the formation of modern economics and to theories of capitalism. Its unique range indicates the scope of the Scottish intellectual achievement of the eighteenth century and explores the process by which the boundaries between economic thought, jurisprudence, moral philosophy and theoretical history were established.