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Adam, sag, wie haeltst du’s mit der Religion? – Religion und Kirche im Werk Adam Smiths (Adam, tell me, where do you stand in terms of religion? – Religion and Church in the Writings of Adam Smith)

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Die religioese Einstellung Adam Smiths bildet seit mehr als 200 Jahren den Gegenstand zahlreicher Diskussionen und Interpretationsversuche. Bis heute ist der Stellenwert, den Religion in Smiths Leben und Werk einnimmt, weitgehend ungeklaert. These des folgenden Beitrages ist, dass Smith eine deistische Weltsicht vertritt, die als verbindende Klammer zwischen seinen Hauptwerken, Theory of Moral Sentiments und Wealth of Nations, interpretiert werden kann. Wie gezeigt werden soll, beruht Smiths Vorstellung einer harmonischen Weltordnung dabei wesentlich auf den Ideen seines akademischen Lehrers Francis Hutcheson. (For more than 200 years, the religious beliefs of Adam Smith have been subject of academic discussions and interpretations. Till nowadays, the importance of religion in Smith’s life and in his work remains unclear. As I will argue in the following, Smith follows a deistic worldview which might be seen as the common bond linking his Theory of Moral Sentiments to his Wealth of Nations. As I will show, Smith’s concept of a harmonic world-order is based largely on the ideas of his academic teacher Francis Hutcheson.)

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  • Asslaender, Michael S., 2016. "Adam, sag, wie haeltst du’s mit der Religion? – Religion und Kirche im Werk Adam Smiths (Adam, tell me, where do you stand in terms of religion? – Religion and Church in the Writings of Adam Smith)," Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik - Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 17(3), pages 376-397.
  • Handle: RePEc:nms:ethics:doi:10.1688/zfwu-2016-03-asslaender
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    Adam Smith; Francis Hutcheson; Religion; Deism; Tolerance; Institutions; Education;
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    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General

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