The Thinkers Who Paved the Way for Smithian Philosophy

Even before Adam Smith, prominent thinkers and philosophers were considering the relationship between markets, people, and culture.

This collection brings together 33 thinkers, economists, and philosophers to offer some of the most significant pre–Adam Smith writings on the political and cultural dimensions of capitalism.


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Words on
Commerce, Culture, &
Liberty




Econlib

Why Read the Classics in Economics?

Peter J. Boettke




Adam Smith Works

Henry Clark on the Enlightenments

Henry Clark with Juliette Sellgren




OLL

The Encyclopedie, Trade, and the Jews

Eric Schliesser




OLL

Liberty Matters: Montesquieu on Liberty and Sumptuary Law

Henry Clark

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