The Acquisitive Society · Character
Adam Smith
Foundational economist whose theories are examined in the critique of acquisitive society.
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First appearance: Rights and Functions
Adam Smith shows up with force in Introductory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Adam Smith is mentioned as a precursor who showed how individual rights could serve public good through the 'invisible hand' of the market.
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In Rights and Functions: Adam Smith is mentioned as a precursor who showed how individual rights could serve public good through the 'invisible hand' of the market. Later, in The Acquisitive Society: Not directly…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Introductory
- Rights and Functions
- The Acquisitive Society
- Property and Creative Work
- The Functional Society
- Industry as a Profession
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