Early life
Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. His father, also Adam Smith, was a Scottish Writer to the Signet (senior solicitor), advocate and prosecutor(judge advocate) and also served

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Character
Not much is known about Smith's personal views beyond what can be deduced from his published articles. His personal papers were destroyed after his death at his request. He never married, and seems to have maintained a close

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
In 1759, Smith published his first work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, sold by co-publishers Andrew Millarof London and Alexander Kincaid of

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• Critique of political economy
• Organizational capital
• List of abolitionist forerunners
• List of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts

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• Butler, Eamonn (2007). Adam Smith – A Primer. Institute of Economic Affairs. ISBN 978-0-255-36608-3.
• Cook, Simon J. (2012). "Culture & Political Economy: Adam Smith & Alfred Marshall". Tabur.
• Copley, Stephen (1995). Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: New

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In economics and moral philosophy
The Wealth of Nations was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and

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