Nicholas Phillipson: Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life

Philosophia 40 (4):919-922 (2012)
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Abstract

This essay is my brief review of Nicholas Phillipson’s biography of Adam Smith. I discuss the highlights of his treatment of Smith’s fascinating life. Phillipson does a beautiful job of surveying Smith’s academic career. Especially useful is Phillipson’s discussion of the influence David Hume had on Smith’s thought, as well as the influences of Montesquieu, Samuel Johnson, Voltaire, Rousseau, and others.

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Gary James Jason
California State University, Fullerton

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