Adam Smith on the Ancients and the Moderns

Chap. 1: Reading the classics

1.1 The classics in the Baroque age

1.2 Classical studies and modern thinking: Adam Smith's synthesis

1.3 Aristocratic virtues and commercial ethics

1.4 The relationship between benevolentia and fides

1.5 Paganism, religion, and conscience in Adam Smith's writings

References

Chap. 2: Between history and philosophy

2.1 On ancient demography

2.2 On historical writing

2.3 On the interpretation of ancient history

2.4 "Otherness" and classical citizenship

2.5 Smith's history of ancient philosophy

References

Chap. 3: Philosophy and politics

3.1 Cato, the republican ideal, and the difficult relationship of philosophers with politics

3.2 Ancient Romans through modern eyes

3.3 Ancient and modern freedom

3.4 Adam Smith and democracy

3.5 Labour and political activity: classical and modern themes in Adam Smith

References

Chap. 4: Benevolence and other virtues

4.1 Adam Smith and classical philosophies

4.2 Virtue and self-control: apathy or medietas?

4.3 Classical origins of benevolence in economics' language (from classical evergesia to the butcher's and baker's lack of benevolence)

4.4 Closing remarks

References

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