Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, advocated for a free market economy driven by competition and self-interest. Smith argued against mercantilism and government intervention, ...

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A conversation with David W. R. Purdie MD FRCP Ed. FRSSA FSA Scot. Honorary Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh David Purdie is interested in the history, ...

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In a span of 50 years in the late 18th century, Edinburgh, a city of merely 40,000 inhabitants, contained some of the Enlightenment's most important thinkers, such as philosopher David Hume, economist ...

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