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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,
Adam A. Adams with daughter Dorothea and son Peter in front of the Adams Theatre
No full textAdam A. Adams with daughter Dorothea and son Peter in front of the Adams Theatre as people line up for the Special War Bond Premiere of Going My Way, c. 1940's. Courtesy of The Adams and Pantages Familie
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,
Adam A. Adams with Family
No full textAdam A. Adams with (l-r) Thomas, Marie (wife), Emanuel, Dorothea and Peter in their home on Chancellor Avenue, Newark, c. 1930's. Courtesy of The Adams and Pantages Familie
Analyses of GC evolution in gerbil genomes: Datasets and scripts
No full textDatasets and scripts accompanying the manuscript “Runaway GC evolution in gerbil genomes” by Rodrigo Pracana, Adam D. Hargreaves, John F. Mulley and Peter W. H. Holland.
The file 'index.txt' includes information on each of the files in this dataset (Datasets 1 to 10 and Scripts 1 and 2)
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,
NA3997 Peter Koons, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli
No full textNA3997 Peter Koons, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, November 1, 2013, in his office in Bryand Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Koons talks about his early research modeling the interactions between plate tectonics and atmosphere; conducting research in the Alps, New Zealand’s Southern Alps; the Himalayas; and Alaska; surviving the conflict in Kashmir; his role in the Climate Change Institute; the CCI’s role in the broader community; and the reality of anthropogenic climate change.
Text: 7 pp. transcript
Recording: mfc_na3997_audio001 33 minutes
Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf192/1019/thumbnail.jp
Adam Wandruszka et Peter Urbanitsch, Die Habsburgermonarchie (1848-1918),
No full textMichel Bernard. Adam Wandruszka et Peter Urbanitsch, Die Habsburgermonarchie (1848-1918),. In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 46ᵉ année, N. 2, 1991. pp. 497-498
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