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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.
Eastland Disaster, Chicago- July 24, 1915
No full textEssay about the Eastland Disaster, Chicago, July 24, 1915not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T20:11:18Z
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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,
Union Stockyards Fire, Chicago- December 22, 1910
No full textEssay on the Union Stockyards Fire, Chicago, December 22, 1910.not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T20:08:56Z
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination Riots, Chicago- April 5-8, 1968
No full textEssay about the Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination Riots, Chicago, April 5-8, 1968not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T20:21:00Z
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Union Oil Company Refinery Fire, Romeoville- July 23, 1984
No full textEssay about the Union Oil Company Refinery Fire, Romeoville, July 23, 1984not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T20:25:11Z
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Iroquois Theater Fire, Chicago- December 30, 1903
No full textEssay about the Iroquois Theater Fire, Chicago, December 30, 1903not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T19:58:40Z
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World's Columbian Exposition Fire, Chicago- July 10, 1893
No full textEssay about the World's Columbian Exposition Fire, Chicago, July 10, 1893.not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-08-11T19:56:35Z
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LaSalle Bank Fire, Chicago- December 6, 2004
No full textEssay about the LaSalle Bank Fire, Chicago, December 6, 2004.not peer reviewedSubmitted by Adam Groves ([email protected]) on 2006-09-22T15:02:54Z
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