> > >I'm not an expert, but I would summarize Smith's theory as the > >good social effect resulting from narrow, self-seeking activity. > >I defy anyone to find support for that among the old populists > >or in Nader's movement. > > > >Smith would not accept this characterization, as you perfectly well know. >jks > >>Come again? What vileness are you accusing me of now? >
Mere error, nothing vile. You know that Smith had a very nuanced view of self-seeking behavior, wrote a whole book, called Theory of the Moral Sentiments, about how to be good, and even The Wealth of Nations, you find sharp regular denunciations of greed and self-seeking that, apart from the style, could have been written by Marx. jks _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
