Adam Smith's Circle of Ambition
Adam Smith is often thought to be an unequivocal advocate of capitalism based on unfettered self-interest. Against this caricature, I argue that his attitudes towards commercial society are, in fact, more ambivalent. To ground this claim, I outline Smith’s account of ambition, a passion responsible...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2016
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/philosophy_theses/193 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1200&context=philosophy_theses |