Das Adam Smith Problem: rethinking Smith’s moral and economic worlds

The Das Adam Smith Problem shows an apparent dichotomy between sympathy and self-interest in Adam Smith’s works, but most scholars now view it as a misunderstanding, arguing that his philosophy forms a coherent whole uniting ethics and economics

May 5, 2026 - 14:41
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Das Adam Smith Problem: rethinking Smith’s moral and economic worlds
The Das Adam Smith Problem shows an apparent dichotomy between sympathy and self-interest in Adam Smith’s works, but most scholars now view it as a misunderstanding, arguing that his philosophy forms a coherent whole uniting ethics and economics

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