Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Professor Smith believes that the Theory of Moral Sentiments is the more innovative of the two books that he has written, and that it is a more interesting and complex thinker than the book on nations.
He also believes that this book is radical in its approach to understanding the reality of moral judgment, and that it is not about telling people how to live their lives.

How did an affable 18th-century “moral philosopher” become the patron saint of cutthroat capitalism? Does “the invisible hand” mean what everyone thinks it does? We travel to Smith’s hometown in Scotland to uncover the man behind the myth. (Part 1 of a series.)