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As I mentioned in a previous post, Toshiaki Ota’s presentation on “The roles of judges in Adam Smith’s jurisprudence” was one of my favorite works at this year’s meeting of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS). In summary, Professor Ota … Continue reading →

One last postcard from this year’s International Adam Smith Society meeting at the University of Wisconsin. The two pictures in the top row show Professor Dan Klein (front left), Professor Erik Matson (front right), doctoral student Patrick Fitzsimmons (back left) … Continue reading →

I presented my work on “Adam Smith in Love” at the annual meeting of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS), which took place at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. (As an aside, I am currently working on a sequel … Continue reading →

That is the title of this work of “street sign art” (pictured below from various angles) located in Madison, Wisconsin. This whimsical work of art was created by Portland, Maine-based artist Aaron Stephan and consists of a forest of street … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
For my talk at the annual conference of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) on Friday morning, I have decided to systematize my research on Adam Smith’s private life in the following three tables:    

For my talk at the annual conference of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) on Friday morning, I have decided to systematize my research on Adam Smith’s private life in the following three tables:    

Based on a short entry in Scottish novelist Henry Mackenzie’s memoire, I identified a seventh possible Adam Smith “lost love” in my previous post, a “Miss Campbell.” Who was she; when did Smith fall in love with her; and what, … Continue reading →