Moral Sentiments
Wealth of Nations
Lecture Facts
100

What word does Smith use to describe the imaginative leap of placing yourself in someone else's shoes?

Sympathy

100
What does Smith say is the greatest improvement in productivity?

The Division of Labor

100

In what country was Adam Smith born?

Scotland

200
Burke disagreed with Smith, who did Burke think should decide moral judgement?

Higher authority such as government, not the common man

200

Smith uses the example of a ___ factory to explain why the division of labor is more efficient?

Pin factory

200

In what year was Adam Smith born?

1723

300

According to Smith, where does conscious come from?

It is built within us socially and imaginatively, out of countless acts being seen

300

Why does Smith say slavery is not beneficial for the economy?

They have no incentive to work

300

Name 1 out of the 2 Universities where Adam Smith studied 

University of Glasgow, University of Oxford

400

Finish the quote, "Man desires not to be loved, but to be ___"

Lovely

400

What is the name of the theory which explains that the economy is better off when people pursue self-interest?

Invisible-Hand Theory

400

In 1748, Smith began giving public lectures at which University?

University of Edinburgh

500

Briefly describe the difference between rationalism and empiricism in the concept of moral judgement.

Rationalism - Determines what is right or wrong through reason and logic

Empiricism - Determines what is right or wrong through experience, observation, and subjective feeling. 

500

Name one of Smith's ideas in Wealth of Nations that connecs to America today.

TBD

500
In 1768, James Craig designed Edinburgh's new town map, what was one of the changes he included in it?

Big windows, Wider streets

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