Adam Smith (1721-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the 'An Inquiry into the Nature' and 'Causes of the Wealth of Nations' (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read and then typically...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations of Fichte's Works -- Introduction -- 1 Fichte's theory of property -- Fichte on property -- Property and freedom -- 2 Applying the concept of right: Fichte and Babeuf --...