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From 1700 to today: the books that argued, and the policies that tested them.

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The Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith
1759

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Thinker’s work · Adam Smith

Smith’s first book argues that moral judgement grows from sympathy, and from imagining how an impartial spectator would see what we do.

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