{"product_id":"our-great-purpose-9780691179445","title":"Our Great Purpose","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---Stuart Kelly, \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[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 \u003ci\u003eOur Great Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for us to study it closely.\"\u003cb\u003e---David J. Davis, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An accessible, erudite, and concise introduction to Adam Smith in full, the moral philosopher of wisdom and prudence.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jordan Ballor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eHanley 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Patrick Madigan, \u003ci\u003eHeythrop Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essential text of practical wisdom.\"\u003cb\u003e---David Lorimer, \u003ci\u003eParadigm Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This excellent book deserves a wide audience and should be required reading for every college freshman.\"\u003cb\u003e---J. H. Spence, \u003ci\u003eChoice Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gem of a book, offering fresh insights into Smith’s writings and drawing holistic connections that make his philosophy come alive.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jonathan Wight, \u003ci\u003eThe American Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865539850583,"sku":"9780691179445","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691179445.jpg?v=1722274460","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/our-great-purpose-9780691179445","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}