Adam Smith's Moral Sentiments in Vanity Fair: Lessons in Business Ethics from Becky Sharp 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Slegers, Rosa (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319987305 ISBN-13: 9783319987309 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Business & Economics | Management Science |
Dewey: 170 |
Series: Issues in Business Ethics |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 187 pages |
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Publisher Description: According to Adam Smith, vanity is a vice that contains a promise: a vain person is much more likely than a person with low self-esteem to accomplish great things. Problematic as it may be from a moral perspective, vanity makes a person more likely to succeed in business, politics and other public pursuits. "The great secret of education," Smith writes, "is to direct vanity to proper objects: " this peculiar vice can serve as a stepping-stone to virtue. How can this transformation be accomplished and what might go wrong along the way? What exactly is vanity and how does it factor into our personal and professional lives, for better and for worse? |