Major Works
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by Edwin Cannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.Excerpt: The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased… MoreThe Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
- Recommended edition: Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Edited by D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.Excerpt: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.… More“Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest”
- Jerry Muller: “Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest” (October 29, 2013).
Other Works
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by Edwin Cannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.Excerpt: The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased… MoreThe Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
- Recommended edition: Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Edited by D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.Excerpt: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.… More“Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest”
- Jerry Muller: “Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest” (October 29, 2013).
Commentary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by Edwin Cannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.Excerpt: The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased… MoreThe Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
- Recommended edition: Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Edited by D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.Excerpt: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.… More“Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest”
- Jerry Muller: “Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest” (October 29, 2013).
Multimedia
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by Edwin Cannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.Excerpt: The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased… MoreThe Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
- Recommended edition: Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Edited by D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.Excerpt: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.… More“Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest”
- Jerry Muller: “Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest” (October 29, 2013).
Teaching
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
- Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by Edwin Cannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.Excerpt: The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased… MoreThe Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
- Recommended edition: Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Edited by D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.Excerpt: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.… More“Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest”
- Jerry Muller: “Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest” (October 29, 2013).