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No need for society: Adam Smith's critique of Pufendorf's summa imbecillitas by Bee, Michele, Sternick, Ivan

“…Adam Smith saw in Pufendorf the idea of a sociability prior to government, arising from a perception of the advantages of cooperation in overcoming the alleged…”
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Wealth and sensibility. The historical outcome of better living conditions for all according to Adam Smith by Bee, Michele

“…In this paper, I argue that Smith's commercial society is characterised more by restraint of self-command than by restraint of emotions through self-command,…”
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Gold Rush vs. War: Keynes on reviving animal spirits in times of crisis by Bee, Michele, Fèvre, Raphaël

“…Abstract This paper aims to exploit fully the heuristic virtues of Keynes’ famous ‘old bottles’ story, deploying a multi-layered argument and drawing out its…”
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Adam Smith, Anti-Stoic by Bee, Michele, Paganelli, Maria Pia

“…Commerce changes the production of wealth in a society as well as its ethics. What is appropriate in a non-commercial society is not necessarily appropriate in…”
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