Passion and Propriety

Passion and Propriety
Author: Elise De Sallier
Publisher:
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781612132600

There is absolutely nothing improper about Hannah Foster, the vicar of Hartley's eldest daughter, nursing the badly wounded Viscount Blackthorn back to health, that's if the returned officer can be saved. At age twenty-seven, she is two years his senior, a confirmed spinster and far too sensible to develop feelings for her patient. Even if the unthinkable were to happen and William were to see past her plain exterior and recognize the passionate woman beneath, he is determined to break the curse that has plagued his family for generations by letting his bloodline die out. Lord Blackthorn has no interest in matrimony and even if he did, a man of his wealth and position would never be interested in a woman like Hannah, would he?

Commodity & Propriety

Commodity & Propriety
Author: Gregory S. Alexander
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0226013529

Most people understand property as something that is owned, a means of creating individual wealth. But in Commodity and Propriety, the first full-length history of the meaning of property, Gregory Alexander uncovers in American legal writing a competing vision of property that has existed alongside the traditional conception. Property, Alexander argues, has also been understood as proprietary, a mechanism for creating and maintaining a properly ordered society. This view of property has even operated in periods—such as the second half of the nineteenth century—when market forces seemed to dominate social and legal relationships. In demonstrating how the understanding of property as a private basis for the public good has competed with the better-known market-oriented conception, Alexander radically rewrites the history of property, with significant implications for current political debates and recent Supreme Court decisions.

The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith

The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith
Author: Christopher J. Berry
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 645
Release: 2013-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199605068

This Handbook provides an accessible survey of the whole of Smith's thought with chapters written by leading experts that will allow all readers to gain a sense of the breadth and depth of the thought of this world historical figure.

Adam Smith and the Circles of Sympathy

Adam Smith and the Circles of Sympathy
Author: Fonna Forman-Barzilai
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521761123

A broad-ranging 2010 study of Smith's views on moral judgement, humanitarian care, commerce, justice and international law.

The Essays of Adam Smith

The Essays of Adam Smith
Author: Adam Smith
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 1003
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Edited by James Hutton and Joseph Black, showcases the philosophical and ethical musings of the renowned Adam Smith. This classic work invites readers to explore timeless reflections on philosophy and ethics.

Power, Property Rights, and Economic Development

Power, Property Rights, and Economic Development
Author: Mohammad Dulal Miah
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-11-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9811327637

This book presents a critical reassessment of theories of property rights, in response to conflicts and competition between different groups, and the state. It does so by taking an institutional political perspective to analyse the structures of property rights, with a focus on a series of case studies from Bangladesh. In doing so, the book highlights the importance of property rights for economic growth, why developing countries often fail to design property rights conducive for economic development, and the strategies required for designing an efficient structure of rights. Since property rights falls within the domain of Law and Economics, the book ventures to explain legal issues from an economic perspective, resulting in empirical analysis that comprises both legal and non-legal cases.

Adam Smith’s "The Theory of Moral Sentiments"

Adam Smith’s
Author: John McHugh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1350088560

Many contemporary readers are just now discovering Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS). It is increasingly being recognised as a foundational text in moral philosophy and in Adam Smith's oeuvre more generally. This is the first companion to guide readers through TMS and uncover what Smith thinks, why he thinks it, why he might be wrong to think it! While Adam Smith is best known for a Wealth of Nations there is a history of seriously misinterpreting this text as an unnuanced celebration of unfettered capitalism. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a kind of corrective to these naïve readings. As such, any serious consideration of Adam Smith's work should also include TMS. John McHugh's guide provides detailed analysis of TMS while never losing sight of the text in the context of Smith's writings and world view more generally. It offers both an introduction to the importance and insight of TMS while also functioning as a great way in to Adam Smith as a philosopher.