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Adam Smith Critical Responses

  • Published: 1998
  • DOI: 10.4324/9780415157940
  • Set ISBN: 9780415157940

This collection gathers together comments and reviews to all the works of Adam Smith, published and unpublished. All introductions to the later editions of his works, either in English or newly translated, are included as well as the editor's notes, where possible.

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Letters to and from Adam Smith: Letters to and from Adam Smith, Letters on Adam Smith: Letter on Adam Smith, Letters on Adam Smith, Reviews: Review of the Theory of Moral Sentiments*, Review of the Theory of Moral Sentiments*, Review of the Theory of Moral Sentiments*, Review of the Theory of Moral Sentiments*, Review of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of the Essays on Philosophical Subjects*, Review of the Essays on Philosophical Subjects*, Pamphlets against or for Adam Smith: An essay in vindication of the continental colonies of America*, A letter to Adam Smith, LL.D.*, An apology for the life and writings of David Hume*, A letter to His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh on national defence*, A candid examination of the reasons for depriving the East India Company of its charter*, Occasional comments on the works of Adam Smith: Notes taken from Adam Smith’s lectures*, Anecdotes and characters of the times*, Memoirs of the life and writings of Henry Home of Kames*, An account of the particulars in the life and characters of the Rev. Archibald Arthur*, Outlines of philosophical education*, Sketches of a history of literature*, Notices and documents illustrative of the history of Glasgow*, Biographies: Account of the life and writings of Adam Smith [read in 1793]*, The life of Adam Smith, LL.D.*

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From Playfair’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Advertisement, Preface, The life of Dr. Adam Smith, Supplementary chapters I–III, Review of Playfair’s edition of the Wealth of Nations, Review of Playfair’s edition of the Wealth of Nations, Buchanan’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Buchanan’s edition of the Wealth of Nations, Early criticism on Smith’s moral philosophy: Lectures on the philosophy of the human mind, On the different theories of morals, Dr. Adam Smith: Theory of Moral Sentiments, Three essays on Adam Smith: Adam Smith, with an analysis of his great work, Adam Smith as a person, Adam Smith and our modern economy

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From McCulloch’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Preface to the 1838 edition*, Preface to this [1853] edition*, Sketch of the life of Dr. Smith*, Introductory discourse*, Supplemental notes and dissertations*, Review of McCulloch’s edition of the Wealth of Nations*, Review of McCulloch’s edition of the Wealth of Nations*, From Wakefield’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Preface to this [1843] edition*, A short view of the doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French economists*, Note on Chapter I, Book I*, Note on Chapter II, Book I*, Note on Chapter III, Book I*, Note on Chapter IV, Book I*, Note on Chapters V, VI, and VII, Book I*, Note on Chapters VIII and IX, Book I*, Note on Chapter X, Book I*, Note on Chapter XI, Book I*, Note on Chapter II, Book II*, Note on Chapters I and III, Book II*, Note on Chapter IV, Book II*, Note on Chapter V, Book II*, From Rogers’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Editor’s prefaces [to First and Second Editions]*, From Nicholson’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Introductory essay*, Notes*, From Bax’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Preface*, Introductory sketch of the history of political economy*, From Cannan’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Preface*, Editor’s introduction*, From Seligman’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Introduction*, From Scott’s edition of the Wealth of Nations: Introduction*, From the Modern Library edition of the Wealth of Nations: Introduction*, Cannan’s edition of the Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms: Editor’s introduction*

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Adam Smith and his foreign critics*, France: introductions and comments on the Theory of Moral Sentiments: Advertisement*, Epistle, preface and summary of the material*, Advertisement and letters*, Lectures Four, Five and Six*, France: introductions and comments on the Wealth of Nations: Prefaces and letters*, The library of the public man*, Introduction*, Preface*, Italy: introductions to the Wealth of Nations: Preface*, Preface*, Introduction*, Portugal: dedication and prologue to the Wealth of Nations: Dedication and prologue*, Spain: introduction to the Wealth of Nations: Dedication and introduction*

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Germany: prefaces and introductions to the Moral Sentiments: Dedication and preface*, Preface and introduction*, Germany: prefaces to the Wealth of Nations: Preface*, Preface [to the 2nd edn]*, Germany: four essays on Adam Smith and German political economy: The history and present state of political economy in Germany*, Some German critics of Adam Smith*, The Adam Smith problem*, Adam Smith*, The Netherlands: preface and introduction to the Wealth of Nations: Preface and introduction*, Russia: comments on the Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations: Excerpts from works on jurisprudence*, Discourse on the causes of the abundance and the slow growth of wealth of ancient and modern nations*, Dedication and introduction*, Introduction and comments on the Russian edition*, An essay on the theory of taxation*, Russian nights*, Capital and labour*, Introduction*, Introduction*, Adam Smith: his life and scholarly work*, Introduction to the first abridged edition*, Classics of political economy*, India: An Analysis of Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Books III–V: An analysis of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations: Books III–V *, China: preface and foreword to the Wealth of Nations: Foreword*, Preface*, China: A Concise History of Economic Thought: Preface*, Adam Smith’s theory of economics*, Japan: preface to the Wealth of Nations: Preface*, Japan: two pre-Second World War responses to Adam Smith: Poverty tales*, The fundamental problem of economic sociology*

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Three articles by British Marxists: Property and society: the Scottish Historical School of the eighteenth century*, The Scottish contribution to Marxist sociology*, Introduction to the Italian translation of the Wealth of Nations*, Engels and Marx on Adam Smith: Outlines of a critique of political economy*, Economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844*, The poverty of philosophy*, Theories of surplus value: Volume XXX*, Theories of surplus value: Volume XXXI*

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