Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-04-25
Books mentioned on 11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish? | No Stupid Questions
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith's foundational work of moral philosophy and human psychology, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, explores the psychological and emotional drivers behind human behavior and societal interaction.
Discussed“the theory of moral sentiments was his big moral philosophy book here's what he wrote how selfish soever man may be supposed there are evidently some principles in his nature which interest him in the fortune of others and render their happiness necessary to him though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it”
