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Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life

by Ryan Patrick Hanley

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Adam Smith’s philosophy of living well

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Adam Smith’s philosophy of living well

Adam Smith is widely associated with economics, but this book turns to his work as a moral philosopher and his enduring question of how to live well. Ryan Patrick Hanley organizes Smith’s ideas around subjects including happiness, moderation, love, friendship, character, and the worth of a life. The result is an introduction to a less familiar dimension of Smith’s thought, connecting his ethical reflections with questions that remain relevant to everyday life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Adam Smith beyond his economic writings
  • Those exploring ethics and moral philosophy
  • Readers curious about happiness, character, and friendship

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The good lifeHappiness and moderationLove and friendshipCharacter and virtue

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Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics

Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is an illuminating guide to Smith's incomparable wisdom on how to live well, written by one of today's leading Smith scholars. Full of invaluable insights on topics ranging from happiness and moderation to love and friendship, Our Great Purpose enables modern readers to see Smith in an entirely new light--and along the way, learn what it truly means to possess an excellent character and lead a worthy life.

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