{"product_id":"the-practical-morality-of-life-adam-smith-george-anne-bellamy-and-the-theatre-9781399540674","title":"The Practical Morality of Life: Adam Smith, George Anne Bellamy, and the Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith was committed to 'a practical system of Morality'. George Anne Bellamy was a well-known actress of the eighteenth century, who published a best-selling memoir. Coming from completely different backgrounds, they both keenly observed their world--human nature, morality and exchange. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading Smith's final edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/i\u003e in relation to the \u003ci\u003eApology \u003c\/i\u003eof George Anne Bellamy illuminates many of Smith's final revisions, in particular the impartial spectator, the temptations of ambition, the character of virtue and female education. Considering her book in relation to Smith deepens our understanding of her narrative strategies and the history of an early theatre near Glasgow. The book opens a vital window into the socio-historical context of Smith's and broader enlightenment philosophies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreashears, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Caroline Breashears is Professor of English at St. Lawrence University, New York, USA. She has been a visiting Scholar at the American Institute for Economic Research and an Adam Smith Scholar at Liberty Fund. Her previous scholarly publications include Eighteenth-Century Women's Writing and the \"Scandalous Memoir,\" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) and articles in venues such as Economic Affairs, Aphra Behn Online, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, Script \u0026amp; Print, Modern Philology, Philological Quarterly, and Eighteenth-Century Fiction.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321673056530,"sku":"9781399540674","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30cb0275-bb10-4c0d-b9d2-38654f38736d.jpg?v=1748592667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-practical-morality-of-life-adam-smith-george-anne-bellamy-and-the-theatre-9781399540674","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}