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Adam Smith’s Equality and the Pursuit of Happiness
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“Drawing artfully from the humanities and social sciences, Hill brings a prodigious array of classical and contemporary scholarship to bear on one of the central issues of our political and economic systems, making a compelling case for re-examining the writings of Adam Smith and their continuing influence on our thinking today. Undercutting the conventional understanding of the ideals of liberty and equality, Hill elaborates Smith’s notion that both ideals are subservient to the ultimate purpose of government – the happiness of the governed.” (David Tebaldi, Executive Director, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, USA)
“This is a superb commentary measuring contemporary America against the analysis and implied standards of Adam Smith during the formative years of the American republic. The book is insightful about contemporary America, sound in its scholarship of Smith, and thoughtful in its comparison of his aspirations against what time has produced.” (David H. Bayley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany, USA)
“What emerges from Hill's pages is a compassionate, sensible, and eminently practical Adam Smith, whose commitment to equality, liberty, and justice as the basic principles of a flourishing society is both unquestionable and inspiring.” (Richard Kyte, Director, D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership, Viterbo University, USA)