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525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith

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Adam Smith - The Scottish Enlightenment Lecturer

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Craig Smith is a senior lecturer in the Scottish Enlightenment at Glasgow University. He talks us through what it was like to study under Adam Smith during his time there. The university's current buildings are not the same as those he taught in 18th century. This campus was built in the 19th century as the university expanded. In the entry hall of the Business School, there stands a marble statue of the man himself.

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