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Pratap Bhanu Mehta on The Theory of Moral Sentiments

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Theory of moral sentiments is based on the idea that everybody has a trait called spectatorship. Adam smith says we also have this pretty elemental experience of being able to imagine other people watching us. The most important one iti's actually not in the theory of moral sentiments, or it is there, but i think it's more pronounced in the wealth of nations.

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