# Adam Smith — The Public and Its Problems character guide

> Adam Smith in The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The old Adam

**First appearance:** 0001-the-public-and-its-problems

## Who they are

Economist and philosopher, discussed in context of economic individualism.

## In the story

### [The Public and Its Problems](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_public_and_its_problems_se/chapters/the-public-and-its-problems)

Mentioned in relation to economic individualism and the invisible hand.

### [III: The Democratic State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_public_and_its_problems_se/chapters/iii-the-democratic-state)

Referenced indirectly through the individualistic philosophy and the 'old Adam' of economic man.

### [VI: The Problem of Method](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_public_and_its_problems_se/chapters/vi-the-problem-of-method)

Mentioned indirectly in the context of the 'old Adam' as a symbol of the conceit of the commercial class that wealth is personally wrought.

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