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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 Clayton Powell Jr.
No full textPhotograph: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Signed 8 x 10 glossy print. Undated.https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_images/1262/thumbnail.jp
The case of Adam Clayton Powell, 1971
No full textThe purpose of this study is to examine the facts surrounding the exclusion of Adam C, Powell Jr. from the 90th Congress and to determine why the House of Representatives adopted that particular course of action. Before he was excluded by the House of Representatives, Powell occupied a very important post in the Congress. He was able to exert influence on much of the social legislation considered by that body. In examining the case of Powell (l) Powell's personality is examined, (2) the charges against Powell are examined (3) a comparison of Powell's conduct and that of his contemporaries is made (ij.) the possibility that Powell was a victim of discrimination is examined and the legality of Powell's punishment is examined. Information about Powell's conduct can be found in the reports of the committees that investigated him. With the exception of Dodd it is difficult to secure official information concerning the misconduct of Powell's contemporaries consequently most of the information relating to their activities must be drawn from newsnaner articles and the book written by newsmen Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. The study concludes that Powell was a victim of discrimination. His race was the largest factor in the House action against him. Other factors were an unfavorable press, his party affiliation, is unpopularity with white liberals and some black leaders and his personal habits
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 Clayton Powell, Jr. With a Child, circa 1955
No full textU.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. is shown seated with a young boy. Written on verso: Adam Clayton PowellThe Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Harlem Rally Speech, Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building
No full textSpeech for campaign rally at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, Harlem, NY, October 22, 1984. Includes handwritten notes and diacritic marks.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_speeches_1984/1050/thumbnail.jp
"My Black Position Paper", by Adam C. Powell, 1966
No full textA speech made by Representative Adam C. Powell which he describes as a "call to action for America's black people." 1 page
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 Clayton Powell, Jr., circa 1955
No full textAn autographed portrait photo of U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Dr. James E. Shepard and Rev. Adam Clayton Powell , Jr., 1937
No full textDr. James E. Shepard standing with Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. outside of Benjamin Newton Duke Auditorium. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was a civil rights leader, co-founder of the National Negro Congress, and succeeded his father as Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church. Adam Powell, Jr. was the first African American to represent Harlem, New York in the United States House of Representatives. Clayton was also a Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor and instrumental in passing legislation that made lynching a federal crime and supporting other important social legislation
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