The Scottish and Neapolitan Enlightenments
ABSTRACT
The colloquium, held in Spanish, contrasted the central figures of the Scottish and Neapolitan Enlightenments, which reflected the great cultural and confessional differences between the two societies.
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
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By Adam Smith
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith’s first and in his own mind most important work, outlines his view of proper conduct and the institutions and sentiments that make men virtuous. Here he develops his doctrine of the impartial spectator, whose hypothetical disinterested judgment we must use to distinguish right from…
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Vico, Giambattista. Principios de una Ciencia Nueva. Madrid: Ed. Orbis, 1985.