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Sobre as virtudes de Adam Smith: uma resolução parcial do "Adam Smith problem"

Spencer J. Pack

Autor
Spencer J. Pack
Revista
Revista Dissertatio de Filosofia
Ano
2025
DOI
10.15210/dissertatio.vi.27771
Páginas
53-67
Idioma
pt
2025Spencer J. Pack. Sobre as virtudes de Adam Smith: uma resolução parcial do "Adam Smith problem". Revista Dissertatio de Filosofia, p. 53-67, 2025.1

Adam Smith's definition of justice as a moral virtue based on the "passion" of resentment in 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments' (1759), despite seeming contradictions, supports his analysis of an acquisitive, commercial society in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1774) partly by precluding the concept of a just price. This partially solves the “Adam Smith problem”.