On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Philosophical Companion

"On Adam Smith'sWealth of Nationsreflects its author's long and reflective engagement with Smith's thought. There is much in the book that readers of Smith will find useful and indeed indispensable. Many of Smith's perspectives are reformulated with exemplary clarity; key puzzles in his oeuvre are puzzled out more successfully than by past commentators; and many a scholarly misinterpretation is set aright. Moreover, Fleischacker's emphasis on Smith's egalitarianism will prove controversial, and should stimulate discussion about what Smith meant in his own day and what he might mean to us."--Jerry Z. Muller, Catholic University of America "Until now, nobody has published a truly philosophical, let alone comprehensive and philosophical, commentary on Smith's great work of political economy. This beautifully written book fills this important niche. Samuel Fleischacker is a gifted writer; he often finds just the right turn of phrase, and the right combination of technical prose and informal tone, to communicate his point with maximum effectiveness."--Charles L. Griswold, Jr., Professor of Philosophy at Boston University and author ofAdam Smith and the Virtues of the EnlightenmentFleischacker, Samuel is the author of 'On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Philosophical Companion', published 2005 under ISBN 9780691123905 and ISBN 069112390X.