Adam Smith’s Philosophy of Science: Economics as Moral Imagination

The paper takes a fresh look at two essays that Adam Smith wrote at the very beginning of his career. In these essays, Smith explains his philosophy of science, which is social constructivist. A social constructivist reading of Smith strengthens the scholarly consensus that The Wealth of Nations (WN...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hühn, Matthias P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 155, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
Further subjects:B Economics
B Methodology
B Epistemology
B Epistemic values
B Moral Philosophy
B Adam Smith
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)