This author wrote that philosophical inquiry serves to "sooth the imagination" in his History of Astronomy.
This author wrote that philosophical inquiry serves to "sooth the imagination" in his History of Astronomy. This writer argued that moral norms come from imagining whether an "impartial spectator" would sympathize with one's circumstances. This man is the subject of the third chapter of Robert Heilbroner's popular textbook The Worldly Philosophers. This man wrote The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and his best known book describes a pin factory that benefits from the division of labor, and claims that society benefits from selfish interests thanks to an "invisible hand." For 10 points, name this Scottish philosopher who wrote The Wealth of Nations.
This author wrote that philosophical inquiry serves to "sooth the imagination" in his History of Astronomy.
Adam Smith