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Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand: David Schmidtz (Phil., Arizona) Oct 6 at 4:30

How far did Adam Smith intend the metaphor of the "invisible hand" to go in justifying a laissez-faire economy? David Schmidtz (Kendrick Prof of Philosophy at Arizona) discusses.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Zoom
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The metaphor of the "invisible hand' is one of the most famous, and controversial, in all of economics. The founder of political economy, Adam Smith, used the expression only three times in all of his writings, once in The Wealth of Nations. What exactly did he mean by it? How has it been interpreted or misinterpreted over time? What should we do with it today? 

David Schmidtz--Director of the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona-- addressed these questions in a talk sponsored by the Political Economy Project. See a recording of the event here. 

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at 4;30 pm. 

For more information, contact:
Henry Clark
henry.c.clark@dartmouth.edu
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