FRASER INSTITUTE

We have now come to the conclusion of the main elements of Adam Smith's thought. We have covered everything from who he was, to what his conception of the nature and purpose political economy is, to his moral theory, to the role he thinks the desire for mutual sympathy of sentiments plays in the development of our moral standards, to the connection between his Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, to his explanation of what wealth is and what its causes are, to his conception of and distinction between justice and beneficence, and to the role he believes government should play in our lives. What remains? We have yet to off er a final assessment of Smith's work and importance.

Also known as: Essential Adam Smith, The Essential Adam Smith, The Fraser Institute

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