Reflecting Adam Smith's wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the "imitative" arts and the affinity between music, dancing, and poetry; and a critical review of Samuel Johnson's famous Dictionary. which Smith originally published in the Edinburgh Review (1755-56).
| ISBN: | 9780865970236 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1982 |
| Author: | Adam Smith, W P D Wightman, J C Bryce, Ian Simpson Ross, Dugald Stewart |
| Publisher: | Liberty Fund an imprint of Liberty Fund Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 358 pages |
| Series: | The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |