| Title | : | A Guide to Reading in Social Ethics and Allied Subjects: Lists of Books (Classic Reprint) |
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| ISBN | : | 1330231139 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781330231135 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 283 |
| Publication | : | First published August 3, 2013 |
Excerpt from A Guide to Reading in Social Ethics and Allied Subjects
Adam Smith's book is a landmark in the history of thought, and justly entitled a classic. But it is not to be read as the one book on economics, if one only can be read; nor is it usually the best book to begin with. Parts are antiquated, parts to be understood only with knowledge of Adam Smith's times. Yet in attractiveness of style, wealth of matter, epoch-making Significance, its equal has not been written.
Adam Smith's book is a landmark in the history of thought, and justly entitled a classic. But it is not to be read as the one book on economics, if one only can be read; nor is it usually the best book to begin with. Parts are antiquated, parts to be understood only with knowledge of Adam Smith's times. Yet in attractiveness of style, wealth of matter, epoch-making Significance, its equal has not been written.
