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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ryan Patrick Hanley has provided a succinct, witty and informative work on the relevance of Adam Smith today, mercifully released from the old 'father of capitalism' misrepresentation. . . . An excellent primer on the true Smith."
---Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday"[Adam] Smith had a way of pulling all aspects of human society together, from eating and drinking with friends to trading on the stock exchange. To separate them destroys the larger picture. . . . While Smith never advocated 'a single best way for all people to live,' . . . [he] deftly connected all human activity into a single, philosophical portrait, and
Our Great Purpose makes a compelling case for us to study it closely."
---David J. Davis, Wall Street Journal"An accessible, erudite, and concise introduction to Adam Smith in full, the moral philosopher of wisdom and prudence."
---Jordan Ballor"
Hanley is a distinguished political scientist at Boston College who has specialized in Smith; here in thirty short chapters he concentrates his accumulated expertize to deliver an Ariadne’s thread to guide the reader through the multiple issues Smith introduces and explores. . . . This should be passed out to all beginning students of Economics.
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---Patrick Madigan, Heythrop Journal"An essential text of practical wisdom."
---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"This excellent book deserves a wide audience and should be required reading for every college freshman."
---J. H. Spence, Choice Reviews"A gem of a book, offering fresh insights into Smith’s writings and drawing holistic connections that make his philosophy come alive."
---Jonathan Wight, The American Economist
