Sophie de Grouchy's Letters on Sympathy - A Critical Engagement with Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Hardcover)

Adam Smith, in his The Theory of Moral Sentiments, largely left his readers to develop his argument's full implications. Many philosophers famously did so, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Paine, and John Millar, among others, but less known are Sophie de Grouchy's own contributions, presented here alone in translation. Grouchy (1764-1822) published her Letters on Sympathy in 1798 together with her French translation of The Theory of Moral Sentiments. While Grouchy's Letters mainly engage critically with Smith's philosophical analysis of sympathy, they offer valuable perspectives and original thoughts about the relationship of emotional and moral development to legal, economic, and political reform. In particular, Grouchy sought to understand how the mechanisms of sympathy could help the development of new social and political institutions after the revolution. Her Letters further contain profound reflections on the dangers of demagoguery, the nature of tragedy, and the roles of love and friendship. Though ostensibly a commentary on Smith, the Letters stand in their own right as significant and original contributions to political philosophy. This new translation by Sandrine Berges of a text by a forgotten female philosopher illuminates new inroads to Enlightenment and feminist thought and reveals insights that were far ahead of their time. The volume includes a critical introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary of terms to provide critical and historical analysis for the novice reader.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford New Histories of Philosophy
Release date:	July 2019
Editors:	Sandrine Berges (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy) • Eric Schliesser (Professor of Political Science)
Translators:	Sandrine Berges (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	213 x 146 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-063708-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-063708-0
Barcode:	9780190637088

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