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Jane Austen's novels provide timeless insight into the practice of
virtues and vices. They instruct their readers in rectitude and
teach them that bad character inevitably leads to bad outcomes.
Austen themes include the necessity of self-command, the importance
of being "other directed", the virtues of prudence, benevolence,
and justice, as well as the follies of vanity, pride, greed, and
the human tendency to misjudge oneself and others. Austen offers a
no-nonsense moral philosophy of practical living that is quite
similar to that of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
Smith's book in moral philosophy The Theory of Moral Sentiments is
a rich work that outlines how humans acquire and apply moral
reasoning. It also provides a path to human happiness which
emphasizes developing habits of virtue and propriety that direct
and control individual ambition. Pride and Profit explores the ways
in which Austen's novels reflect Smith's ideas. More than this,
they provide colorful illustrations of Smith's ideas on
self-command, prudence, benevolence, justice, and impartiality as
well as vanity, pride, and greed. Jane Austen channels Adam Smith
in her stories and characters, and more importantly, embellishes,
refines, and explains Smith. Our understanding of Smith is improved
and expanded by reading Jane Austen because she bring his insights
to life and adds insights of her own. Bohanon and Vachris show how
Smithian perspectives on virtue are depicted in Austen's novels and
how Smith's and Austen's perspectives reflect and define the
bourgeoisie culture of the Enlightenment and industrial revolution.
Jane Austen's novels provide timeless insight into the practice of
virtues and vices. They instruct their readers in rectitude and
teach them that bad character inevitably leads to bad outcomes.
Austen themes include the necessity of self-command, the importance
of being "other directed", the virtues of prudence, benevolence,
and justice, as well as the follies of vanity, pride, greed, and
the human tendency to misjudge oneself and others. Austen offers a
no-nonsense moral philosophy of practical living that is quite
similar to that of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
Smith's book in moral philosophy The Theory of Moral Sentiments is
a rich work that outlines how humans acquire and apply moral
reasoning. It also provides a path to human happiness which
emphasizes developing habits of virtue and propriety that direct
and control individual ambition. Pride and Profit explores the ways
in which Austen's novels reflect Smith's ideas. More than this,
they provide colorful illustrations of Smith's ideas on
self-command, prudence, benevolence, justice, and impartiality as
well as vanity, pride, and greed. Jane Austen channels Adam Smith
in her stories and characters, and more importantly, embellishes,
refines, and explains Smith. Our understanding of Smith is improved
and expanded by reading Jane Austen because she bring his insights
to life and adds insights of her own. Bohanon and Vachris show how
Smithian perspectives on virtue are depicted in Austen's novels and
how Smith's and Austen's perspectives reflect and define the
bourgeoisie culture of the Enlightenment and industrial revolution.
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