Lectures on Jurisprudence - Brossura

Smith, Adam

 
9780865970113: Lectures on Jurisprudence
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ISBN 10: 0865970114 ISBN 13: 9780865970113
Casa editrice: Liberty Fund, 1982

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Smith’s Lectures on Jurisprudence, originally delivered at the University of Glasgow in 1762–1763, presents his “theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed.” The chief purpose of government, according to Smith, is to preserve justice; and “the object of justice is security from injury.” The state must protect the individual’s right to his person, property, reputation, and social relations.

Building on his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith argues that the state must act as an impartial spectator, judging when an individual has been injured. The state must then design and apply civil and criminal laws to prevent further injuries and punish transgressors. Laws are also the means by which the state promotes public prosperity. Thus, regulations concerning trade, commerce, and production must be crafted so as to encourage rather than interfere with our productive capacities.

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Editore
Liberty Fund
Data di pubblicazione
1982
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0865970114
ISBN 13 
9780865970113
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
618
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Germania

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9780198281887: V: Lectures on Jurisprudence

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0198281889 ISBN 13:  9780198281887
Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 1978
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