Grief and loss in Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2023.
Sujet(s) : Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : Adam Smith says that grief is a “selfish” passion. Yet according to Patrick Frierson, Smith acknowledges that we experience grief upon losing a person who, in our eyes, has intrinsic value and not simply instrumental value. Why, then, qualify grief as “selfish”? Our answer is drawn from a comparison between two notions of grief, that of Smith and Lord Kames. We then explain why grief, although selfish, may be morally approved. Finally we show that Smith gives an outstanding account of the grieving process and we compare Smith and the Stoics on this matter.
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Adam Smith says that grief is a “selfish” passion. Yet according to Patrick Frierson, Smith acknowledges that we experience grief upon losing a person who, in our eyes, has intrinsic value and not simply instrumental value. Why, then, qualify grief as “selfish”? Our answer is drawn from a comparison between two notions of grief, that of Smith and Lord Kames. We then explain why grief, although selfish, may be morally approved. Finally we show that Smith gives an outstanding account of the grieving process and we compare Smith and the Stoics on this matter.
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