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Book SynopsisThis book brings together a significant body of work by Tatsuya Sakamoto, a leading Japanese
scholar of the history of social and economic thought, showcasing his major contributions to the study of David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Scottish Enlightenment.
One of Sakamoto's persistent interests is in both philosophy and economics, which is of much importance for Hume scholars. Many Humeans has been interested in Hume's economic thought, although the latter has often been discussed separately from his philosophy. Sakamoto has attempted to grasp Humeâs social philosophy under the concept of Hume's philosophical economics or his system of manners. Sakamoto has also contributed to Hume's biographical research, such as the dating of Hume's manuscript and the discovery of an additional proof of his anonymous review of Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments. Sakamoto's extensive knowledge and interest covers Adam Smith as well as Francis Hutcheson, with special focus on the genesis of
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"This excellent book brings together the major contributions to the study of David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Scottish Enlightenment by Tatsuya Sakamoto, a leading Japanese scholar of the history of social and economic thought."
Estrella Trincado, History of Political Economy
"This excellent book brings together the major contributions to the study of David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Scottish Enlightenment by Tatsuya Sakamoto, a leading Japanese scholar of the history of social and economic thought. Sakamoto has studied the connections between the intellectual history of the East and the West, and, in the final section of this book, he explores how Smith’s ideas have influenced Japanese intellectuals since the early Meiji period."
-Estrella Trincado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, HOPE reviews
Table of ContentsPart I: Hume’s Economic Thought in Historical Contexts 1. Hume’s Philosophical Economics 2. Hume’s Political Economy as a System of Manners 3. Hume’s "Early Memoranda" and the Making of His Political Economy 4. Hume’s Economic Theory 5. The Historical Contexts of Hume’s Economic Thought 6. Anonymous Writings of David Hume Part II: Hume and Smith in Japan and the West 7. Adam Smith’s Dialogue with Rousseau and Hume, Yoshihiko Uchida and the Birth of the Wealth of Nations 8. Adam Smith’s "Sympathy" in Modern Japanese Perspectives 9. Adam Smith and Yukichi Fukuzawa: Between Sympathy and Independence/ Self-Respect 10. A Personal Recollection: Hume and Smith in Japan and the West
