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Final thoughts on Adam Smith’s 1784 Additions and Corrections to The Wealth of Nations

Posted on August 19, 2026 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Happy hump day! I began my in-depth survey of Adam Smith’s 79-page pamphlet, Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Smith 1784), way … Continue reading →

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Adam Smith and the division of labor: cure or curse?

Posted on January 2, 2026 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The first three chapters of The Wealth of Nations (WN, I.i-iii) are devoted to the division of labor. Although Adam Smith will later have some bad things to say about the individual effects of the division of labor in Book … Continue reading →

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