Adam Smith and Modernity Taylor & Francis Ltd

This volume features essays on Adam Smith’s conception of modernity. The contributions demonstrate the relevance of Smith as the great interpreter of modernity 250 years after the publication of The Wealth of Nations. The chapters in Section 1 focus on structural aspects of Smith’s work. Part 2 addresses the construction of modern subjectivity between Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres, Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations. Part 3 deals with topics topics inherent to the functio...