Ryan Patrick Hanley - What Is Our Great Purpose?
The Curious Task
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The Challenges of Life
In his classic work, "Theory of Moral Sentiments," Adam Smith argues that we are hard wired to be self-interested. He asks how do we resolve those situations in which we find those potentially loggerheads? Perhaps across purposes, and perhaps in atmospheres that tend to favor one or the other?, he writes. The book is a collaboration between Adriana Barrientos and John MacIntosh; it's published by Simon & Schuster at $16.99.
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