Autor: Samuel Fleischacker

Taking the title of his book from Isaiah Berlin’s famous essay distinguishing a negative concept of liberty connoting lack of interference by others from a positive concept involving participation in …

Adam Smith was a philosopher before he ever wrote about economics, yet until now there has never been a philosophical commentary on the Wealth of Nations. Samuel Fleischacker suggests that Smith’s va …

’It is written …, ’ says the believer in a sacred text, and proceeds to justify all manner of terrifying things. Or so runs a popular caricature of religious faith today. Religions that center arou …

’It is written …, ’ says the believer in a sacred text, and proceeds to justify all manner of terrifying things. Or so runs a popular caricature of religious faith today. Religions that center arou …

Samuel Fleischacker defends what the Enlightenment called 'revealed religion’: religions that regard a certain text or oral teaching as sacred, as wholly authoritative over one’s life. At the same ti …

In this special edition of The Adam Smith Review, leading scholars explore Smith’s understanding of sympathy, resentment and moral judgment, his attitude towards aesthetics and theology, as well as t …

’Have the courage to use your own understanding! – that is the motto of enlightenment.’ – Immanuel Kant The Enlightenment is one of the most important and contested periods in the history of philosop …

’Have the courage to use your own understanding! – that is the motto of enlightenment.’ – Immanuel Kant The Enlightenment is one of the most important and contested periods in the history of philosop …

Adam Smith’s contribution to economics is well-recognised but in recent years scholars have been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works. The Adam Smith Review is a refereed annual r …

Adam Smith’s contribution to economics is well-recognised but in recent years scholars have been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works. The Adam Smith Review is a refereed annual r …

Modern notions of empathy often celebrate its ability to bridge divides, to unite humankind. But how do we square this with the popular view that we can never truly comprehend the experience of being …

Adam Smith (1723-1790) is widely regarded as one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment period. Best-known for his founding work of economics, The Wealth of Nations, Smith engaged equally with th …

Adam Smith (1723-1790) is widely regarded as one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment period. Best-known for his founding work of economics, The Wealth of Nations, Smith engaged equally with th …

Distributive justice in its modern sense calls on the state to guarantee that everyone is supplied with a certain level of material means. Samuel Fleischacker argues that guaranteeing aid to the poor …

Distributive justice in its modern sense calls on the state to guarantee that everyone is supplied with a certain level of material means. Samuel Fleischacker argues that guaranteeing aid to the poor …