Abstract

PIQUE, PILAR. THE ROLE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY IN ADAM SMITH'S PHILOSOPHICAL PROJECT. THE STUDY OF HIM AT LIGHT OF THE MAIN CHANGES MADE BY THE AUTHOR IN THE REISSUES OF THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2022, vol.71, n.178, pp.55-75.  Epub Feb 26, 2022. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v71n178.74066.

The sympathy principle that Smith develops in the first edition of The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TSM) is discussed, emphasizing in the sense he considers it insufficient to achieve cohesion in commercial society. It is argued that Smith conceives of The Wealth of Nations as part of his mission to develop the theory of jurisprudence, and that in this work he emphasizes the dangers that are engendered in commercial society and the consequent difficulties for it to become a civilized society. It is argued that such dangers and difficulties lead Smith to work in the field of virtue ethics, incorporating Part VI of the latest edition of the TSM.

Keywords : Adam Smith; Political Economy; jurisprudence; Ethics of Virtue; Moral Philosophy.

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