2.1 — David Hume & Adam Smith the Philosopher — Readings
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Required Readings:
- David Hume, Political Discourses, and Adam Smith (but not WON yet) in Reader
If You Hadn’t Yet:
- Start Ch.4 “Adam Smith” in Landreth & Colander
- Start Ch.2 “Adam Smith” in Blaug
Recommended Readings:
The following Wikipedia entries can also provide more background on these writers and their famous works:
- Econtalk: Dennis Rasmussen on Hume and Smith and The Infidel and the Professor
- Econtalk: Russ Roberts and Mike Munger on How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
- Roberts, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
- David Hume
- Adam Smith
- Theory of Moral Sentiments