enlightenment. While Smith now is often remem- bered first as an economist, Professor Griswold's interest is directed to his work as a philosopher, especially his moral and political thought. Many of the themes that Adam Smith explored, and to which. Griswold draws our ... the children of the Enlightenment and scarcely any. read more
Adam Smith pioneered a different sort of enlightenment, known as The Enlightenment. 17th Century Europe was a land of tradition and superstition. Life was dominated by the Church, and the way the world was thought about had not changed much in centuries. read more
Born in Kircaldy in Scotland, Adam Smith was raised in the middle-class family of a public official. In 1737, he attended the University of Glasgow where he was a student of Hutcheson, Francis, who exercised a profound influence on his thought. read more
My review of a new biography of Adam Smith which puts him into context as a thinker of the eighteenth century Age of Reason. From the 10 July issue of Fund Strategy magazine: Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the first and greatest thinkers of the modern age. read more