Wight, Jonathan - In: Review of Social Economy 64 (2006) 2, pp. 155-180
this system, the arts perform a critical role. Smith's essays “Of the Imitative Arts” and his Lectures on Rhetoric and … arts excite moral development. The arts stretch the boundaries of imagination and perspective, stimulating self … to this view, the arts provide positive externalities for society and should be encouraged through public policy. The …