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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,
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,
Henry Bryant Bigelow speech during a Noon Luncheon at the WHOI conference room
No full textA speech by Henry Bryant Bigelow during a Noon Luncheon at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Recording includes an introduction by Adam Smith and comments by Columbus Iselin, Alfred Redfield, and Dr. H. Graham of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Servic
The Stoic Entrepreneur: Ancient Wisdom for Your Entrepreneurial Journey
No full textAdam hopes that his talk empowers the audience with how to deal with life\u27s challenges and inspires them to push forward with their goals and be capable of dealing with the bumps in the road. Adam is the co-founder of Pangea.app, a VC-Backed startup based in Rhode Island that connects companies with students from more than 1,500 different schools for remote work. Pangea.app was selected as a Top Startup in MassChallenge RI in 2019 and recently graduated from Y Combinator. They’ve raised $3mm to date. He was named one of the 25u25 in Rhode Island in 2018, and has been featured in Inc., Forbes, Techcrunch, and the Boston Globe. He graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in History
Class of 2007 Gift -- Community Space in the Townhouse Area
No full textThe Class of 2007 raised money to renovate the space housing the former Junction in the townhouse area to transform it into a community space for seniors. “When you move down to the townhouses, you get disconnected from many of the events and resources happening in the center of campus,” Amr Zawawi ’07 (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), chair of the Senior Class Gift Committee, told the Archway. “A place like this will help class unity and create a social space for seniors.” “Seniors have needed a community space for a long time where they can unite as class,” added Hope Solomos ’07 (New Bedford, MA) one of the committee members. The drive for donations started in October at the Senior Class Gift Kickoff. Seniors enjoyed a night of food and fun with a live band, Orange Jam Conspiracy, which attracted over 180 seniors – setting a record for the event. That night alone the committee raised about 50 percent of their $15,000 goal and spent the spring semester asking their fellow seniors to make donations. “I found it important to give back to Bryant because Bryant has transformed me into the person I am today,” said Solomos. Another committee member, Kevin Field ’07 (Easton, MA), said that while it is not easy to ask your fellow students for money, “we are selling what the gift means to the school not necessarily the donation.” “It is real life experience and something I can put on a résumé and talk about in an interview,” he said. Zawawi described Bryant as his home-away-from-home and said the gift will help foster a relationship with Bryant’s newest alumni that will last long past Commencement Day. “The gift will commemorate the class’s accomplishments and hopefully start a personal tradition of philanthropy to Bryant,” said Zawawi. Other committee members included Eileen Hayes \u2707 (Neconset, NY), Sarah McDonnell \u2707 (South Berwick, ME), and Adam Muccino ’07 (Chepachet, RI).https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/seniorclass_gifts/1016/thumbnail.jp
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
THE THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF ADAM SMITH'S WORK
No full textThe paper will discuss the theological foundation to Smith's writings. Teleology, final causes and divine design were initially seen as central to understanding Smith's writings. Over time, this view fell out of fashion. In the period after World War II, with the rise of positivism, commentators tended to overlook or downplay this interpretation. In the last decade, or so, teleology has started to be restored to its former position as an essential element in understanding Smith. After spelling out Smith's teleology and his view of final causes, divine design and the ends of nature, we try to explain the Panglossian nature of the 'new theistic view' of Smith. While our view differs somewhat, we agree with the essence of the 'new view' claim: a theological view exists in Smith which underpins his moral and economic theories.Political Economy,
Interview. Matthew Joseph with Adam Gussow, musician and author
No full textInterview in which Adam Gussow discusses hill country blues musi
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