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A Brief Biography of Adam Smith

essay biographical

James R. Otteson

In the Beginning

Adam Smith was born in 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Along with figures like his teacher Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746) and his friend David Hume (1711–76), Smith played an important part in a period of astonishing learning that became known as the Scottish Enlightenment. He published two books in his lifetime, the 1759 Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS) and the 1776 Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (WN), as well as a few surviving essays on topics like the origins of human language, the history of astronomy and physics, and on the “imitative” arts. TMS went through six revised editions during Smith’s lifetime and brought him considerable acclaim. The book was soon considered one of the great works of moral theory—impressing, for example, Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), who called Smith his “Liebling” or “favorite” among the British moralists, and Charles Darwin (1809–82), who in his 1871 Descent of Man endorsed and accepted several of Smith’s “striking” conclusions. Yet since the nineteenth century, Smith’s fame has largely rested on his second book, which, whether judged by its influence or its greatness, must be considered one of the most important work

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(cover) Autobiography position James L. Smith
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150 p., ill. 2
Norwich
Overcome of interpretation Bulletin Company
1881

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The Autobiography of Sir Harry Smith, 1787-1819

Smith, Sir Harry. The Autobiography of Sir Harry Smith, 1787-1819. Introduction by Philip Haythornthwaite. London: Constable, 1999. 320 pages. ISBN# 0094797404. £16.99. Hardcover.

A rollicking ride! This autobiography was written, by Harry's own admission, in the same manner he lived his life --at a gallop. And it shows, but I think this is what attracted me most to it --Harry's voice comes through so clearly-- you can almost hear him speaking.

Smith was certainly not a great writer of his age in the technical sense, and he doesn't waste time describing battles in detail --Salamanca is almost completely passed over without comment. Too many others have written about them in the past, he says. But this is not to say that he doesn't describe actions and events, because he still manages to shed new perspective on issues. Smith describes, for instance, the appalling conditions in the Pyrenees campaign at the end of 1813 --and manages to provide new detail on life in general for an energetic officer in Wellington's army. His entertainment, conditions on the march and life for a married officer on campaign slip into his commentary with only occasional lapses into senti