Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments

This review identifies at least six different kinds of fellow-feeling in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments. The six kinds are (i) the mirroring of emotions; (ii) altruism; (iii) judgment of pitch of emotions/actions; (iv) judgment of merit of emotions/actions; (v) friendship-and-love; and (vi)...

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Published in:Topoi 2023-11, Vol.42 (5), p.1257-1262
Main Author: Khalil, Elias L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Education
Efficiency
Emotions
Morality
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Technology
Preferences
Rationality
Self interest
Sympathy
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Summary:This review identifies at least six different kinds of fellow-feeling in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments. The six kinds are (i) the mirroring of emotions; (ii) altruism; (iii) judgment of pitch of emotions/actions; (iv) judgment of merit of emotions/actions; (v) friendship-and-love; and (vi) aspiration that leads to admiration. Smith does not list them side-by-side. This side-by-side listing promises to help thinkers to see how to assemble them to construct a coherent and systematic framework on how to amalgamate three moments of behavior: the emotional, the rational, and the moral.
ISSN:0167-7411
1572-8749
DOI:10.1007/s11245-023-09959-6