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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,
Statue of Adam Smith from the Suzzallo Library exterior, next to its sculptural model, University of Washington, between 1923 and 1926
No full textSign next to statue reads: From Washington Brick, Lime & SP CO, Spokane, Wash.
Filed in: UW - Gargoyles, etc. - Suzzallo (#317)The exterior of Suzzallo Library, completed in 1926, features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
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.
Solicitation for donations to the University of Washington library system, from librarian H.C. Coffman, University of Washington, approximately 1906
No full textFiled in: Libraries, Suzzallo (#500)Suzzallo Library is named for Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington from 1915 to 1926. President Suzzallo believed that the library should be the focus of the university, inspiring both mind and spirit. It was designed by architects Bebb and Gould, who were responsible for most of the exemplary collegiate gothic styles on campus. The west wing of the library was built in 1926, and the southeast wing was added in 1935.
The exterior of Suzzallo Library features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
Statue of Darwin from the Suzzallo Library exterior, next to its sculptural model, University of Washington, between 1923 and 1926
No full textSign next to statue reads: From Washington Brick, Lime & SP CO, Spokane, Wash.
Filed in: UW - Gargoyles, etc. - Suzzallo (#317)The exterior of Suzzallo Library, completed in 1926, features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
Statue of Newton from the Suzzallo Library exterior, next to its sculptural model, University of Washington, between 1923 and 1926
No full textSign next to statue reads: From Washington Brick, Lime & SP CO, Spokane, Wash.
Filed in: UW - Gargoyles, etc. - Suzzallo (#317)The exterior of Suzzallo Library, completed in 1926, features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
Statue of Pasteur from the Suzzallo Library exterior, next to its sculptural model, University of Washington, between 1923 and 1926
No full textSign next to statue reads: From Washington Brick, Lime & SP CO, Spokane, Wash.
Filed in: UW - Gargoyles, etc. - Suzzallo (#317)The exterior of Suzzallo Library, completed in 1926, features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
Statue of Benjamin Franklin from the Suzzallo Library exterior, next to its sculptural model, University of Washington, 1923-1926.
No full textSign next to statue reads: From Washington Brick, Lime & SP CO, Spokane, Wash.
Filed in: UW - Gargoyles, etc. - Suzzallo (#317)The exterior of Suzzallo Library, completed in 1926, features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
Letter from J. W. Scott, Perrysburg, Ohio, to Adam Beatty, Washington, Kentucky, February 23, 1835
No full textA letter from J. W. Scott of Perrysburg, Ohio, to Adam Beatty of Washington, Kentucky, February 23, 1835, concerning runaway slaves and land transactions in Perrysburg in anticipation of the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal
Chinese diplomats and University of Washington representatives at a presentation of books on Chinese Culture, probably at Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, November 4, 1959
No full textAffixed to verso: “University of Washington – Presentation of Books on Chinese Culture. Left to right: Dr. George E. Taylor, Director of Far Eastern Institute; Mr. Robert D. Monroe, Assistant Reference Librarian and Curator Rare Books; Hon. Lu Yun-Cheng, Consul General, Republic of China, at Seattle; Dr. Kathleen Munro, Acting Director of Libraries; Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, President, University of Washington; Dr. Ruth Krader, Curator Far Eastern Library; Mr. Kenneth S. Allen, Chief Acquisitions Librarian; Mr. Wen-Yen Tsao, Cultural Counselor for the Republic of China Embassy, Washington, D.C.”Suzzallo Library is named for Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington from 1915 to 1926. President Suzzallo believed that the library should be the focus of the university, inspiring both mind and spirit. It was designed by architects Bebb and Gould, who were responsible for most of the exemplary collegiate gothic styles on campus. The west wing of the library was built in 1926, and the southeast wing was added in 1935.
The exterior of Suzzallo Library features eighteen terra-cotta figures in niches atop buttresses. These were selected by the UW faculty in 1923 to symbolize contributions to learning and culture. Allan Clark, a young sculptor from Tacoma, was commissioned to create the figures, which include Moses, Louis Pasteur, Dante, Shakespeare, Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Justinian, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Goethe, Herodotus, Adam Smith, Homer, Gutenberg, Beethoven, Darwin and Grotius
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