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Our Great Purpose

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Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economicsAdam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher wh...
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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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Price: $14.95
Pages: 176
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 15 June 2021
ISBN: 9780691216706
Format: Paperback
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PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, SELF-HELP / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social and political philosophy, Biography: historical, political and military, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Economics
Ryan Patrick Hanley is professor of political science at Boston College. His books include Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue and Adam Smith: His Life, Thought, and Legacy (Princeton).