Natural Morality and the Ideal Impartial Spectator in Adam Smith
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8080331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey T Young (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 10/11/12 |
| Pages | 71-82 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-8293 • E-ISSN: 1758-6712 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/eum0000000000504 |
| OpenAlex | W2083147081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 9 |
In the Theory of Modern Sentiments Smith distinguishes between the actual impartial spectator and the ideal; the man within the breast – a mechanism that allows Smith to extend the theory of moral approbation to judge the actions and motives of the agent himself. Argues that the significance of this is that Smith is then able to postulate standards of morality which are in some sense absolute, valid for all times and places. Shows that Smith deploys these absolute standards in evaluating how custom and tradition pervert the moral sentiments in some instances. This in turn allows him to legitimately speak of progress in human societies. Smith′s bias in favour of commercial society over the early and rude state is, therefore, rooted in his moral philosophy
Absolute (philosophy · Adam smith · Economics · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Morality · Natural (archaeology · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Law in Society and Culture · Legal principles and applications · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · History · Law · Philosophy
Some Concluding Reflections on the Privatization of Common Property Resources
The Property Rights School Solution
The Unregulated Common Property
Conditions for Successful Collective Action
Natural Resources and Economic Growth
Recent Changes Affecting Collective Action at Village Level
The Possibility of Co‐Operation
The Regulated Common Property
Co‐Ordination and Leadership in the Unregulated Common Property
The Tragedy of the Commons
Were People Traditionally Conservationists?
Moral Norms and Co‐Operation
General Conclusion
Co‐Management as a New Approach to Regulation of Common Property Resources
Halting Degradation of Natural Resources
Behind the market stage where real societies exist ‐ part II
The Moralizing Role of Distance in Adam Smith
| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2010 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |