The Scottish Tradition in economics and the role of common sense in Adam Smith's thought

Flavio Comim*

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This essay examines the notion of a 'Scottish Tradition' and the role of common sense in Adam Smith's thought. It is a contribution to the contemporary literature on the 'Scottish Approach ' and on the historical investigation of Adam Smith's intellectual background. It argues that a notion of common sense was behind Smith 's view of science and that it may provide an epistemological foundation for the Scottish Tradition. The essay attempts to show how the notion of common sense may be seen as a way of emphasising the role of reason and judgement in the conceptualisation of phenomena with pragmatic and aesthetic content.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)91-114
Número de páginas24
PublicaciónReview of Political Economy
Volumen14
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - ene 2002
Publicado de forma externa

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