{"product_id":"our-great-purpose-adam-smith-on-living-a-better-life","title":"Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life","description":"Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics\n\nAdam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is a short and illuminating guide to Smith's incomparable wisdom on how to live well, written by one of today's leading Smith scholars.\n\nIn this inspiring and entertaining book, Ryan Patrick Hanley describes Smith's vision of \"the excellent and praiseworthy character,\" and draws on the philosopher's writings to show how each of us can go about developing one. For Smith, an excellent character is distinguished by qualities such as prudence, self-command, justice, and benevolence―virtues that have been extolled since antiquity. Yet Smith wrote not for the ancient polis but for the world of market society―our world―which rewards self-interest more than virtue. Hanley shows how Smith set forth a vision of the worthy life that is uniquely suited to us today.\n\nFull of invaluable insights on topics ranging from happiness and moderation to love and friendship, Our Great Purpose enables modern readers to see Smith in an entirely new light―and along the way, learn what it truly means to live a good life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0691179441\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0691179441.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hanley, Ryan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41769783328826,"sku":"DBV.0691179441.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0691179441-0.jpg?v=1792297072","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/our-great-purpose-adam-smith-on-living-a-better-life","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}