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ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
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Languages in the military profession in later Medieval England
No full textThe question of the development of Anglo-Norman (the variety of medieval French used in the British Isles), and the role it played in the life of the medieval English kingdom, is currently a major topic of scholarly debate. The essays in this volume examine it from a variety of different perspectives and contexts, though with a concentration on the theme of linguistic contact between Anglo-Norman and English, seeking to situate it more precisely in space and time than has hitherto been the case. Overall they show how Anglo-Norman retained a strong presence in the linguistic life of England until a strikingly late date, and how it constitutes a rich and highly valuable record of the French language in the middle ages. Contributors: Richard Ingham, Anthony Lodge, William Rothwell, David Trotter, Mark Chambers, Louise Sylvester, Anne Curry, Adrian Bell, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin, Paul Brand, Jean-Pascal Pouzet, Laura Wright, Eric Haeberl
How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?
No full textAdam Smith’s proposal for paying professors was intended to induce increased faculty knowledge. If students have imperfect information about what they learn, and universities can only imperfectly measure the input of faculty time in student learning, publications may be used to measure faculty knowledge. If professors’ ability to publish is positively related to their ability to produce student learning, which universities can imperfectly measure, publications may be necessary to attract more able professors. Since research signals faculty knowledge, schools that do not value publications per se could require higher publication standards and pay higher wages than schools that value only publications.
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
bell hooks
No full textHua, Julia; Schrag, Adam Tobias. (1998). bell hooks. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/166225
Radical Medievalism:Pierce Egan the Younger's Robin Hood, Wat Tyler, and Adam Bell
No full textPierce Egan the Younger has always been assumed to have been a conservative author. Yet recent research by Chris R. Vanden Bossche has highlighted his support for Chartism. This article develops Vanden Bossche's radical reading of Egan's "Wat Tyler" and applies it to two of his other medievalist novels, "Robin Hood" and "Adam Bell"
Illinois Bell Telephone Fire, Hinsdale- May 8, 1988
No full textEssay about the Illinois Bell Telephone Fire, Hinsdale, May 8, 1988.not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T20:26:51Z
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Masonry bell towers. Dynamic considerations
No full text[EN] The building of masonry bell towers was customary in Europe until the beginning of the twentieth century. At the present time, most of the work carried out on these structures involves either conservation or rehabilitation, owing to their considerable historical value. One of the forces that can have an influence on the behaviour of a bell tower is that caused by the turning/oscillation of the bells themselves. This is a dynamic force and may interact with the tower's natural frequencies. This paper describes the effect of bell-ringing on masonry towers. The towers are classified and a series of data are offered to characterise their behaviour. Finally, a procedure is described that permits an assessment to be made of this type of structure.Pallarés Rubio, FJ.; Ivorra Chorro, S.; Adam Martínez, JM. (2011). Masonry bell towers. Dynamic considerations. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings. 164(1):3-12. doi:10.1680/stbu.9.00030S312164
Adam Smith and Roman Servitudes
No full textThis essay is a preprint of an article that appeared at: Tijdschrift voor Rechstsgeschiedenis, 72 (2004), 327–57.This essay discusses Adam Smith historical jurisprudence and his use of Roman law materials in his Lectures on Jurisprudence. It argues that Smith found it difficult to maintain his theory of legal development in the face of a highly developed body of Roman law literature
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