ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
| dc.creator | Alvey, James E. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:54:28Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:44:31Z | |
| dc.description | Adam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.23708 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/23708/files/dp030001.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/23708 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/539136 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/23708 | |
| dc.title | ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY | |
| dc.type | Text |