Adam Smith's "The Theory of Moral Sentiments": A Critical Commentary

Many contemporary readers are just now discovering Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS). It is increasingly being recognised as a foundational text in moral philosophy and in Adam Smith's oeuvre more generally. This is the first companion to guide readers through TMS and uncover what Smith thinks, why he thinks it, why he might be wrong to think it!

While Adam Smith is best known for a Wealth of Nations there is a history of seriously misinterpreting this text as an unnuanced c...