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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,
Being a ‘model’ student: the impact of affective influences on full-time undergraduate student behaviours and practices in the current Higher Education context in England
No full textThis research explores how full-time undergraduate students’ (FTUG) behaviours can be
theorised in terms of the State’s biopolitical influence and distribution of power amongst
constantly evolving actors within English Higher Education. Findings demonstrate how this
framing enables a timely and nuanced perspective on the ways such influences shape the
‘model’ student and their negotiation of networks of power. Prior research investigated
‘becoming’ a student and student transitions (Nielsen, 2015), education’s changing
governance (Ball, 2007; 2013; 2017) and shifts in Higher Education’s perceived and
espoused purposes (Furlong, 2014; Choat, 2017; Wahlstrom & Sundberg, 2017). However,
little prior work identifies the State’s shaping of FTUG behaviours, particularly in a
post-COVID-19 context where student belonging, attendance and engagement are
problematic. The research addresses these influences in a series of delimited settings by
considering the discursive spaces of marketing, regulatory and other documentation that
frame the student experience, and a selection of social learning space (SLS) that students
inhabit. Digital spaces are outside the research scope.
This research is multi-method and based on affect theory (Foucault, 1978; Anderson, 2011).
Thematic analysis of a documentary corpus of illustrative materials enables an exploration of
student discursive spaces. Individual and group interviews with key actors investigate
shaping the ‘model’ student’s experience. Structured observations of students identify their
engagement with SLS.
The research elucidates universities’ role in the State’s scripting of ‘model’ student
behaviour. Contrastingly, the findings illuminate how students retain agency amidst the
exercise of biopolitical tactics and hegemonic power and offer policymakers and universities
a perspective to re-evaluate and critique the current scripting of ‘model’ student identity. The
research models a reimagined network of power, tying together the perspectives and
power-flows between student, university and State, thus enabling new conceptions within
which they might be rebalanced, for example in the use of SLS and setting student
expectations
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
Orville Wright with Etheridge, Tate, and Daniels
No full textAt the dedication ceremony for the Wright home and cycle shop are, from left to right, Adam Etheridge, Orville Wright, William J. Tate, and John T. Daniels.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms1_photographs/2508/thumbnail.jp
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