Adam Smith

Schliesser has done a masterful job putting his work together into a logical progression, and tying together loose ends...It is a brilliant accomplishment. All serious Smith scholars will want to give it a careful read. * Jeffrey T. Young, St. Lawrence University emeritus and Gordon College, Oeconomia *
Schliesser's account of Smith's philosophy of science is most certainly the best yet. Better, it is safe to say that Schliesser's whole account of Smith is the best yet. There is no doubt we will not see its better in our generation. It is not just detailed, it is lovingly, carefully detailed ... For everyone engaged in, or even just interested in, the eighteenth century, this book is essential reading. * George Gale, Metascience *
Eric Schliesser's new book, the culmination of two decades of research, is a scholarly feat of the first order and an asset to Adam Smith's expansive readership across disciplinary divides. * Perspectives on Politics *
This book is required reading for anyone hoping to understand Smiths thought. Highly recommended. * J. H. Spence, Choice *
This is a comprehensive Adam Smith, by a philosopher for philosophers and other scholars in pursuit of the roots of humanity in sentiment, and its functional developments that specify how we have become who we are. A rich intellectual treatment for scholars interested in the enduring insights of Adam Smith, a system thinker, into understanding the social, psychological, political and economic features that have emerged in the modern world. * Vernon L. Smith, Chapman University, 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economics *
Eric Schliesser's welcome book displays an impressive command of Smith's texts, offering careful readings of passages to show there is more to these than often thought. It also displays a remarkable command of Smith's intellectual context, helpfully illuminating anticipations of his ideas in previous thinkers, and resonances of his ideas in later thinkers. And it displays a striking command of the voluminous secondary literature. As such, it not only makes important contributions to several current debates but also opens up new questions concerning Smith as both a philosopher and 'public thinker. * Ryan Patrick Hanley, Mellon Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Marquette University *
Schliesser's book on Adam Smith is simply fabulous. There has never been a book until now that makes the case for Smith as a systematic thinker. I read the whole with great delight. It will get an enormous amount of attention since Schliesser is the only authority who is comfortable with so many aspects of Smith's work. * David Levy, Professor of Economics, George Mason University *