The Theory of Moral Sentiments (New Edition)

In The Theory of Moral Sentiments, renowned social thinker Adam Smith presents an intellectual treatise on the phenomenon-and meaning-of morality. Not just an explication of the external actions and internal conscience that influence our every decision, this is also a study of how ideas such as reward and punishment, luck, and sympathy influence an individual's self-image, behavior, and relationships. At once critical, practical, and sympathetic, this is not only a work for philosophers, but for anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be good. Scottish economist and philosopher ADAM SMITH (1723-1790) helped set standards in the fields of political economics and moral philosophy, playing a key role in the early development of the scholarship of economics. His other writings include Essays on Philosophical Subjects and the influential An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments is an important philosophical work by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith. Smith writes largely about moral rights, focusing on the nature of morality and the motive of morality. This key work is divided into four parts which are Ethics and Virtue, Private Rights and Natural Liberty, Familial Rights and State and Individual Rights. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is highly recommended for those who are interested in the writings of Adam Smith and also those who are discovering his works for the first time.

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The foundation for a system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark of moral and political thought. Its highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment, and virtue offer a reconstruction of the Enlightenment concept of social science, embracing both political economy and theories of law and government.

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Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments is must reading for those who value living a free and moral life.