Abstract

MUNOZ CARDONA, Ángel Emilio. The moral or civil conscience in the thought of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill. Semest. Econ. [online]. 2008, vol.11, n.21, pp.91-106. ISSN 0120-6346.

The purpose of this article is to review the conception on moral or civil conscience from perspectives of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to ask the parents of economics how did they conceive man?, what is the real meaning of homo economics in their theoretical arsenal?, is man -by nature- a selfish, altruist being or a combination of both?, what should be done for achieving a better society, e.g., a group of pleasant social moral relations? The search for an answer to these questions allow evidencing that the moral and social conscience demands from human beings, unselfish actions based on social actions, almost natural and unselfish.

Keywords : Relation of economics to social values; classical theory; history of economic.

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