From partial passions to moral sentiments: Taking up Adam Smith's impartial spectator perspective
by Rick, Jon, Ph.D., COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 2009, 321 pages; 3393476

Abstract:

This dissertation offers a normative reconstruction of Adam Smith's Impartial Spectator theory of moral judgment. A normative reconstruction of the impartial spectator perspective involves specifying a set of normative requirements or constraints that persons must conform to in order to qualify as taking up this perspective, which is determinative of the moral point of view. The intent of this thesis is to argue that Smith's moral theory, on its best reconstruction, is both explanatorily and normatively adequate. In addition to Adam Smith, this work discusses the moral theory of David Hume and the moral psychology of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
 
AdviserPhilip Kitcher
SchoolCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 71-02, p. , Apr 2010
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsPhilosophy
Publication Number3393476
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