Life of Adam Smith.

Learn more about Adam Smith, the groundbreaking philosopher who played an important role in originating the study of economics and gave us many of the concepts that still govern the market today. Written by John Rae, this biography details Smith's early life in Scotland and his later rise to ac...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rae, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Auckland : Floating Press, 1895.
Subjects:
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Contents; Preface; Chapter I
  • Early Days at Kirkcaldy; Chapter II
  • Student at Glasgow College; Chapter III
  • At Oxford; Chapter IV
  • Lecturer at Edinburgh; Chapter V
  • Professor at Glasgow; Chapter VI
  • The College Administrator; Chapter VII
  • Among Glasgow Folk; Chapter VIII
  • Edinburgh Activities; Chapter IX
  • The "Theory of Moral Sentiments"; Chapter X
  • First Visit to London; Chapter XI
  • Last Year in Glasgow; Chapter XII
  • Toulouse; Chapter XIII
  • Geneva; Chapter XIV
  • Paris; Chapter XV
  • London; Chapter XVI
  • Kirkcaldy; Chapter XVII
  • London.
  • Chapter XVIII
  • "The Wealth of Nations"Chapter XIX
  • The Death of Hume; Chapter XX
  • London Again Appointed Commissioner of Customs; Chapter XXI
  • In Edinburgh; Chapter XXII
  • Various Correspondence in 1778; Chapter XXIII
  • Free Trade for Ireland; Chapter XXIV
  • The "Wealth of Nations" Abroad and at Home; Chapter XXV
  • Smith Interviewed; Chapter XXVI
  • The American Question and Other Politics; Chapter XXVII
  • Burke in Scotland; Chapter XXVIII
  • The Populatio.