“The Modern Political Tradition: Hobbes to Habermas” S:1 E:8 Smith and the Market Revolution

S:1 E:8 Smith and the Market Revolution Inspired by the commercial success of Holland and England, a number of 18th-century intellectuals argued that a society of self-interested producers is good, despite its flaunting of traditional, classical, and Christian virtues. Investigate these thinkers, including Voltaire and Adam Smith, who each believed commerce promotes liberty, peace, and prosperity.