Adam Smith (World Philosophers and Their Works)
Early Life
Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, a fishing and mining town near Edinburgh. His exact date of birth is unknown, although records show that he was baptized on June 5, 1723. His father, also named Adam, had died before his son’s birth. His mother, the former Margaret Douglas, was thus the most important influence in young Smith’s life. After attending the local school, Smith entered the University of Glasgow in 1737. In 1740, he won the Snell Exhibition, receiving a scholarship for study at Balliol College, Oxford, and spent the next six years there reading widely...
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Theory of Moral Sentiments, The (Philosophy)Wealth of Nations, The (Masterplots Classics)Wealth of Nations, The (Philosophy)
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