The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith: Essays on philosophical subjects
by Adam Smith
Reflecting Adam Smith’s wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the “imitative” arts and the affinity between music, dancing, and poetry; and a critical review of Samuel Johnson’s famous Dictionary, which Smith originally published in the Edinburgh Review (1755–1756).
SMITH, ADAM, 1723-1790PHILOSOPHY, MODERN_18TH CENTURY
RELEASED1981
PUBLISHERLiberty Fund
LENGTH358
LANGUAGEEN
The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith: Essays on philosophical subjects
by Adam Smith
Reflecting Adam Smith’s wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the “imitative” arts and the affinity between music, dancing, and poetry; and a critical review of Samuel Johnson’s famous Dictionary, which Smith originally published in the Edinburgh Review (1755–1756).
SMITH, ADAM, 1723-1790PHILOSOPHY, MODERN_18TH CENTURY
RELEASED1981
PUBLISHERLiberty Fund
LENGTH358
LANGUAGEEN