The essential guide to the life, thought, and legacy of Adam SmithAdam Smith (1723-90) is perhaps best known as one of the first champions of the free market and is widely regarded as the founding father of capitalism. From his ideas about the promise and pitfalls of globalization to his steadfast belief in the preservation of human dignity, his work is as relevant today as it was in the eighteenth century. Here, Ryan Hanley brings together some of the world's finest scholars from across a variety of disciplines to offer new perspectives on Smith's life, thought, and enduring legacy.Contributors provide succinct and accessible discussions of Smith's landmark works and the historical context in which he wrote them, the core concepts of Smith's social vision, and the lasting impact of Smith's ideas in both academia and the broader world. They reveal other sides of Smith beyond the familiar portrayal of him as the author of the invisible hand, emphasizing his deep interests in such fields as rhetoric, ethics, and jurisprudence. Smith emerges not just as a champion of free markets but also as a thinker whose unique perspective encompasses broader commitments to virtue, justice, equality, and freedom.An essential introduction to Adam Smith's life and work, this incisive and thought-provoking book features contributions from leading figures such as Nicholas Phillipson, Amartya Sen, and John C. Bogle. It demonstrates how Smith's timeless insights speak to contemporary concerns such as growth in the developing world and the future of free trade, and how his influence extends to fields ranging from literature and philosophy to religion and law.

Preface ixAbbreviations x i i i
Notes on Contributors xv
I . INTRODUCTION: TEXTS AND CONTEXT
1. THE BIOGRAPHY OF ADAM SMITH James Buchan 3
2. THE LECTURES ON RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES Vivienne Brown 17
3. THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS Eric Schliesser 33
4. THE LECTURES ON JURISPRUDENCE Knud Haakonssen 48
5. THE WEALTH OF NATIONS Jerry Evensky 67
6. THE ESSAYS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS Craig Smith 89
7. SMITH AND THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT Nicholas Phillipson 105
II. SMITH'S SOCIAL VISION
8. ADAM SMITH ON LIVING A LIFE Ryan Patrick Hanley 123
9. ADAM SMITH: SELF-INTEREST AND THE VIRTUES Leonidas Montes 138
10. ADAM SMITH ON EQUALITY Elizabeth Anderson 157
11. ADAM SMITH ON JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE Nicholas Wolterstorff 173
12. ADAM SMITH AND THE SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION Remy Debes 192
13. ADAM SMITH ON FREEDOM David Schmidtz 208
III. SMITH AND ECONOMICS
14. ADAM SMITH AND MODERN ECONOMICS Agnar Sandmo 231
15. ADAM SMITH AND THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT: THE CASE OF BANKING Maria Pia Paganelli 247
16. ADAM SMITH AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: SENTIMENTS TO WEALTH Vernon L. Smith 262
17. ADAM SMITH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Amartya Sen 281
IV. SMITH BEYOND ECONOMICS
18. ADAM SMITH AND RELIGION Gordon Graham 305
19. ADAM SMITH AND POLITICAL THEORY Lisa Hill 321
20. ADAM SMITH AND MODERN ETHICS Lisa Herzog 340
21. ADAM SMITH AND FEMINIST ETHICS: SYMPATHY, RESENTMENT, AND SOLIDARITY Jacqueline Taylor 354
22. ADAM SMITH'S JURISPRUDENCE: RESENTMENT, PUNISHMENT, JUSTICE Chad Flanders 371
23. ADAM SMITH AND RHETORIC Stephen McKenna 387
24. ADAM SMITH'S NARRATIVE LINE Karen Valihora 405
25. ADAM SMITH AND THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY Michaël Biziou 422
26. ADAM SMITH AND ENLIGHTENMENT STUDIES Fredrik Albritton Jonsson 443
V. SMITH BEYOND THE ACADEMY
27. ADAM SMITH: SOME POPULAR USES AND ABUSES Gavin Kennedy 461
28. ADAM SMITH AND THE LEFT Samuel Fleischacker 478
29. ADAM SMITH AND THE RIGHT James R. Otteson 494
30. ADAM SMITH IN CHINA: FROM IDEOLOGY TO ACADEMIA Luo Wei-Dong 512
31. ADAM SMITH AND SHAREHOLDER CAPITALISM John C. Bogle 525
32. ADAM SMITH AND FREE TRADE Douglas A. Irwin 542
Index 559