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The Theory of Moral Sentiments

The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Theory of Moral Sentiments. By Adam Smith. Edited by Knud Haakonssen. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. xxxi; 411 pp. $23.00. This book will not supplant its predecessor, from the Glasgow edition of Smith’s collected works, as the definitive edition for Smith scholars. Nor was this its intention. As the publisher explains on the back cover, the “main objective of Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy is to expand the range, variety and quality of texts in the history of philosophy which are available in English.” This particular volume, one suspects, was added to the series only for the sake of completeness, since the Glasgow edition is still readily available through Liberty Fund. This latest edition appears to be directed at students, with a goal no more ambitious than to make Smith’s moral philosophy accessible to them in an attractive, reliable, yet inexpensive tome. Knud Haakonssen was an obvious choice for the role of editor. The principal points of interest for Smith specialists will be his footnotes and brief introduction. This is not a variorum edition. It follows the text of the sixth edition, the last to appear in Smith’s http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png History of Political Economy Duke University Press

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Kleer, Richard A.
History of Political Economy , Volume 35 (4) – Dec 1, 2003
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments. By Adam Smith. Edited by Knud Haakonssen. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. xxxi; 411 pp. $23.00. This book will not supplant its predecessor, from the Glasgow edition of Smith’s collected works, as the definitive edition for Smith scholars. Nor was this its intention. As the publisher explains on the back cover, the “main objective of Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy is to expand the range, variety and quality of texts in the history of philosophy which are available in English.” This particular volume, one suspects, was added to the series only for the sake of completeness, since the Glasgow edition is still readily available through Liberty Fund. This latest edition appears to be directed at students, with a goal no more ambitious than to make Smith’s moral philosophy accessible to them in an attractive, reliable, yet inexpensive tome. Knud Haakonssen was an obvious choice for the role of editor. The principal points of interest for Smith specialists will be his footnotes and brief introduction. This is not a variorum edition. It follows the text of the sixth edition, the last to appear in Smith’s

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