History Assignment: Economics as Moral Philosophy
• The Enlightenment (PPT_3)
o Progress (Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment)
o Property
o The Individual
READINGS:
• Utilitarianism and Virtue: The World of Limited Good Revisited
o Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals & Legislation, chpts. 1-5.
o Smith,The Theory of Moral Sentiments(Part I, section I)
Paper prompt: What is Bentham's view of virtue? What is Smith's theory of virtue? How does Smith's theory of virtue compare with that of utility maximalization?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.