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Pride and Profit: The Intersection of Jane Austen and Adam Smith
Cecil E. Bohanon
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Jane Austen's novels provide timeless insight into the practice of virtues and vices. They instruct their readers in rectitude and teach them that bad character inevitably leads to bad outcomes. Austen themes include the necessity of self-command, the importance of being other directed , the virtues of prudence, benevolence, and justice, as well as the follies of vanity, pride, greed, and the human tendency to misjudge oneself and others. Austen offers a no-nonsense moral philosophy of practical living that is quite similar to that of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. Smith's book in moral philosophy The Theory of ... Read more
Jane Austen's novels provide timeless insight into the practice of virtues and vices. They instruct their readers in rectitude and teach them that bad character inevitably leads to bad outcomes. Austen themes include the necessity of self-command, the importance of being other directed , the virtues of prudence, benevolence, and justice, as well as the follies of vanity, pride, greed, and the human tendency to misjudge oneself and others. Austen offers a no-nonsense moral philosophy of practical living that is quite similar to that of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. Smith's book in moral philosophy The Theory of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
202
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739191835
SKU
V9780739191835
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About Cecil E. Bohanon
Cecil E. Bohanon is professor of economics at Ball State University. Michelle Albert Vachris is professor of economics at Christopher Newport University.
Reviews for Pride and Profit: The Intersection of Jane Austen and Adam Smith
What do Adam Smith and Jane Austen have in common? This tour de force ties the worlds of economics and literature together, leaving the reader delighted and informed along the way.
Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus Center With insight, wit, and sound judgment, Bohanon and Vachris not only ... Read more
Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus Center With insight, wit, and sound judgment, Bohanon and Vachris not only ... Read more