Nick Phillipson on Adam Smith on What Human Beings Are Like
Philosophy Bites
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Smith's Philosophy
Smith laid out his philosophical map in the late 1740s when he was in his early 20s. He put together a system of rhetoric, moral philosophy and jurisprudence. His aim was to construct a science of man which would explain how human beings come to be people they are. And Smith was very much in line with David Hume, a great friend of his, in his approach to philosophy.
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