Distant voices: Amartya Sen on Adam Smith’s Impartial Spectator

For Amartya Sen, Adam Smith’s notion of the impartial spectator is a device that brings “distant voices” into our moral deliberations in order to prevent us from the parochialism that can limit our views on particular issues. Whilst recognising its importance, this article suggests that there are so...

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Main Author: Ian Fraser
Format: Default Article
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15650
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