Adam Smith as globalization theorist
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Critical Review
- Vol. 14 (4), 391-419
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08913810008443566
Abstract
In the Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith observed that we live in a fundamentally conflictual world. Although he held that we are creatures who sympathize, he also observed that our sympathy seems to be constrained by geographical limits. Accordingly, traditional theories of cosmopolitanism were implausible; yet, as a moral philosopher, Smith attempted to reconcile his bleak description of the world with his eagerness for international peace. Smith believed that commercial intercourse among self‐interested nations would emulate sympathy on a global scale, balancing national wealth and international peace without a coercive apparatus to enforce compliance with international law.Keywords
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