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Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • 12.7 x 20.1 x 1.6 cm

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For readers pursuing a life of true excellence

Unpacks Adam Smith’s philosophy on living well

Helps you develop stronger character and values

Discover timeless wisdom on living a character-driven, meaningful life through the eyes of Adam Smith.

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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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  • Title

    Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life

  • Author

    Ryan Patrick Hanley

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Princeton University Press

  • Published

    June 2021

  • Weight

    141g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    12.7 x 20.1 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780691216706

  • ISBN-10

    0691216703

  • Eden Code

    5314876