Book contents
- Law and the Invisible Hand
- Law and the Invisible Hand
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Cover
- Figures
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Guide to Citations by Adam Smith
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Setting the Stage
- 3 Social Organization in the Informal Realm
- 4 Social Organization in the Formal Realm
- 5 Integrating the Informal and Formal in Smith’s Theory
- 6 The Spectator View
- 7 Judgment and Justice
- 8 The Sentiment of Common Interest
- 9 The Impartial Spectator, Homo economicus, and Homo identicus
- 10 Understanding the Four Stages of Progress
- 11 Adam Smith in American Law
- 12 Parting Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Setting the Stage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2021
- Law and the Invisible Hand
- Law and the Invisible Hand
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Cover
- Figures
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Guide to Citations by Adam Smith
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Setting the Stage
- 3 Social Organization in the Informal Realm
- 4 Social Organization in the Formal Realm
- 5 Integrating the Informal and Formal in Smith’s Theory
- 6 The Spectator View
- 7 Judgment and Justice
- 8 The Sentiment of Common Interest
- 9 The Impartial Spectator, Homo economicus, and Homo identicus
- 10 Understanding the Four Stages of Progress
- 11 Adam Smith in American Law
- 12 Parting Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Adam Smith was a distinguished legal scholar and professor of jurisprudence.1 He was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, a founding figure in the field that has come to be known as economics, and a significant contributor to the field of moral philosophy.2 While many people have written about Smith’s contributions to economics and to moral philosophy, few legal academics have undertaken a serious consideration of his work on law.3 This may be because Smith never completed the book he planned to write on jurisprudence.4 However, even without a completed book by Smith, there is certainly enough in Smith’s writings to merit greater attention from legal scholars.
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- Law and the Invisible HandA Theory of Adam Smith's Jurisprudence, pp. 10 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021