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• Adam Smith, The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982). 7 vols.

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• Subject Area: Philosophy and Economics
• School of Thought: the Scottish Enlightenment

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• Adam Smith (1723-1790)

Session I: Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, ed. D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie, vol. I of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Part I: Of the Propriety of Action Consisting of Three Sections
• Part II: Of Merit and Demerit; Or, of the Objects of Reward and Punishment Consisting of Three Sections

Session II: Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, ed. D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie, vol. I of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Part III: Of the Foundation of Our Judgments Concerning Our Own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty
• Part IV: Of the Effect of Utility Upon the Sentiment of Approbation

Session III: Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, ed. D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie, vol. I of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Part V: Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion Upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation
• Part VI: Of the Character of Virtue

Session IV: Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, ed. D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie, vol. I of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Part VII: Of Systems of Moral Philosophy

Session V: Lectures on Jurisprudence

Adam Smith, Lectures On Jurisprudence, ed. R.. L. Meek, D. D. Raphael and P. G. Stein, vol. V of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Lectures on Jurisprudence, Report on 1762–3

Session VI: The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol. I ed. R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner, vol. II of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981).

• Selections from Book I (Chapters 1–5, 7, 8, and 10): Book I: Of the Causes of Improvement In the Productive Powers of Labour, and of the Order According to Which Its Produce Is Naturally Distributed Among the Different Ranks of the People

Session VII: The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol. I ed. R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner, vol. II of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981).

• Selections from Book II (Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5), and Book III (Chapters 1 and 4): Book II: Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock

Session VIII: The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol. I ed. R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner, vol. II of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981).

• Selections from Book IV (Introduction): Book IV: Of Systems of Political Oeconomy

Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol. II, ed. R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner, vol. III of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981).

• Book IV (continued), Chapter 7: Parts I, II, and III; and Chapters 8 and 10)

Session IX: The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol. II, ed. R. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner, vol. III of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981).

• Selections from Book V (Chapter 1: b, c, d, f, and g; Chapter 2: Introduction, b; and Chapter 3): Book V: Of the Revenue of the Sovereign Or Commonwealth

Session X: Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith, Essays on Philosophical Subjects, ed. W. P. D. Wightman and J. C. Bryce, vol. III of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• The History of Astronomy

Session XI: Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith, Essays on Philosophical Subjects, ed. W. P. D. Wightman and J. C. Bryce, vol. III of the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982).

• Of the Nature of That Imitation Which Takes Place In What Are Called the Imitative Arts/of the Affinity Between Music, Dancing, and Poetry

Session XII: Conclusion