SOCB42H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scottish Enlightenment, Barter
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Socb42: lecture 2: (cid:862)i (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to (cid:271)e ri(cid:272)h(cid:863) Studied in london had to leave due to nervous breakdown. Prof. of philosophy at the age of 28. Wrote and lectured in english (academics usually spoke and expressed themselves in latin) this bridged the gap between the regular people and the academics. Books real (cid:374)a(cid:373)e (cid:862)o(cid:374) the (cid:374)ature a(cid:374)d (cid:272)auses of the wealth of natio(cid:374)s(cid:863) (cid:862) nature of wealth(cid:863)= (cid:449)hat does it (cid:373)ea(cid:374) to (cid:271)e ri(cid:272)h. Wealth of countries natural resources (ie. good land, gold, good soil, etc. Wealth doesn"t depend on natural situation, but rather how well you can manipulate the circumstance to adapt and become wealthy so that the people are better off. (cid:862)causes(cid:863)= there should be reasons that cause this wealth, what is that you need to do to get rich. Close tie to conquest and the theories of wealth.
