{"product_id":"the-theory-of-moral-sentiments-9780143105923","title":"The Theory of Moral Sentiments","description":"Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/i\u003e, he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest: the interest of the greater good. Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-318665\"\u003eAdam Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.00w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143105923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143105922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI005000\"\u003eEthics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS069030\"\u003eEconomics | Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI008000\"\u003eGood \u0026amp; Evil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Scotland, in 1723, and received his early education at the local burgh school. He subsequently attended Glasgow University (1737-1740), and Balliol College, Oxford (1740-1746). Two years after his return to Scotland, Smith moved to Edinburgh, where he delivered lectures on Rhetoric. In 1751 Smith was appointed Professor of Logic at Glasgow, but was translated to chair of Moral Philosophy in 1752. \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1759, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmartya Sen\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, known for his work on the way economics affects the well-being of humans. Formerly the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Sen is now Lamont University Professor at Harvard University, and divides his time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, England. His books include \u003ci\u003eDevelopment as Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Patrick Hanley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdam Smith and the Character of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e. An assistant professor of political science at Marquette University, he has been the recipient of fellowships from the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698869309677,"sku":"9780143105923","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_be167f53-fd24-4466-be8a-0865e8f091ed.jpg?v=1649907012","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-theory-of-moral-sentiments-9780143105923","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}