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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,
Portrait of Mary Emma Smith, 1874 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; "Portrait of Adam Forster's wife to be"--Information from acquisitions documentation.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4975057; Donated by Mrs Florence Walker, nee Forster, grand-daughter of the artist, Adam Forster, 2010
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1880s [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4975070; Donated by Mrs Florence Walker, nee Forster, grand-daughter of the artist, Adam Forster, 2010
African rondavels, ca. 1880s [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Condition: "Wulmer"--In pencil below drawing.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4975076; Donated by Mrs Florence Walker, nee Forster, grand-daughter of the artist, Adam Forster, 2010
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 Karpanty, (1868-1936), purchased by Mr. Edmund Karpanty on December 17, 1944.
No full textDocuments regarding the double headstone for Adam Karpanty, (1868-1936), buried with Ludwika Karpanty, (1870-1944), purchased by Mr. Edmund Karpanty. The marker was placed at Calvary Cemetery, Section 32 in Toledo, Ohio. The stone is made of One-Barre-Rock of Ages with Sandblast letters. The stone is duplicate of Walter J. Karpanty, (1907-1968). Rubbings is included
Adam Mieczkowski, (1888-1946), purchased by Mrs. Alexander Mieczkowski on September 14, 1946.
No full textDocuments regarding the double headstone for Adam Mieczkowski, (1888-1946), buried with Alexandra Mieczkowski, (1890), purchased by Mrs. Alexander Mieczkowski. The marker was placed at Calvary Cemetery, Lot 401, Section 33 in Toledo, Ohio. The stone is made of Berkeley with Sandblast letters
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,
Russell Adam Spindler (1900-1972), originally purchased by Russell A. Spindler on January 12, 1972 and updated by Paul Spindler on March 8, 1973
No full textAn order for a flat marker made of ""Diamond Gray"" granite to be inscribed ""Russell Adam; 1900-"" ordered by Russell A. Spindler on January 12, 1972. The second page is an order by Paul Spindler in March of 1973 to complete the date on the marker to read ""1900-1972"" The marker is to be placed on lot 216, section 8 of Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania, Ohio
Graves Investment Company- Mrs. R. H. Walker, November 8, 1932
No full textCorrespondence: Letter from Adam G. Adams, Vice-President, Graves Investment Company, Miami, Florida to Rosa G. Holmes Walker, Jacksonville, Florida, acknowledging receipt of money towards certificate #654
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