{"product_id":"9783032457721","title":"Beyond the Adam Smith Problem? Ethics, Economics, and Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeyond the Adam Smith Problem?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEthics, Economics, and Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eF. E. Guerra-Pujol | Salim Rashid\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book identifies and organizes the major open questions surrounding Adam Smith’s life and work. Moving beyond the debates over \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors—both economists working at the intersection of economics, intellectual history, and philosophy—map unresolved problems across Smith’s ethics, political economy, rhetoric, jurisprudence, biography, and intellectual milieu. They situate these issues historically and conceptually without attempting to close debates prematurely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book surveys core puzzles in \u003cem\u003eWealth of Nations\u003c\/em\u003e—wealth, natural liberty, the invisible hand—and extends to Smith’s moral theory, lost manuscripts, Oxford years, Glasgow administration, Grand Tour encounters (including with Voltaire, Rousseau, and the \u003cem\u003eéconomistes\u003c\/em\u003e), and later public service as Commissioner of Customs. Each chapter poses precise questions, traces competing interpretations, and collates primary and secondary evidence. The manuscript also registers omissions, contradictions, and counterfactuals (e.g., Smith on the Navigation Acts, usury laws, famines), presenting a structured research agenda for scholars across economics, philosophy, history, and law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume provides syntheses of debates, signposts to archives and literature, and concise capsule guides to topics such as physiocracy, the division of labour, merchant “conspiracy,” the impartial spectator, and the “two other great works upon the anvil.” Appendices include a summary table of open problems and documentary material (e.g., Johnson’s definitions of “nature,” “natural”). The book thus assists academics, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in navigating Smith scholarship and identifying promising directions for further research, grounded in textual evidence and historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. E. Guerra‑Pujol\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer in law and ethics at the University of Central Florida and Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalim Rashid\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign. He is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eFaith, Finance, and Economy \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) and author of \u003cem\u003eEconomic Policy for Growth \u003c\/em\u003e(Springer, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032457721\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63414392258700,"sku":"9783032457721","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032457721","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}