yeah, that's standard Smith. However, in the WofN, he seems to conflate small capitalists with urban workers at times.
On 5/10/07, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes and no. He does say that at time, but a larger context seems to suggest that he wants the kind of mutual respect that merchants show to one another. He says nice things, but never applies them to workers, agriculture workers, and the poor. Society may subsist among different men as among different merchants, from a sense of its utility, without any mutual love or affection. [Smith 1790, ii, II, 3, 2, p. 86; see also Smith 1978, p. 539] The previous quotation is from his lectures. On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 04:49:55PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > is there an Adam Smith expert in the house? Is the following an > accurate description of his views, in his THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS? > > >Similar societal attitudes that can play a role in stabilization > include what Adam Smith called "fellow-feeling," an intuitive > understanding of the goals and ideas of others. To Smith, this > encouraged the willingness to respect others' rights and to live up to > promises. < > > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your > own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
-- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
