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Psychoanalytic Studies of the Work of Adam Smith Psychoanalytic Studies of the Work of Adam Smith blends the rich intellectual herit- age of the hermeneutic tradition with the methods and concepts of psychoa- nalysis, in order to examine the seminal works of Adam Smith. This is the first book on Smith to analyze the works of the ground-breaking moral theorist and founding father of economics from a psychoanalytic perspective, whilst also examining the human capacities and skills that are necessary to put Smith’s ideas into practice. Starting with a detailed discussion of the psychological difficulties that afflicted Smith, Özler and Gabrinetti examine the influence that Smith’s life had on the ideas that are found in his major works. The authors explore the sympathetic process in Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS) from an intersubjectivist perspective and use ideas from developmental psychology to argue that sympathy leads to morality. This book contains a thorough analy- sis of the defenses that are used to create Smith’s moral system in the TMS and explores how Smith’s ideas were precursors to concepts later developed by Freud. The authors show that Smith’s attitude toward women was at best ambivalent and consider the reciprocal interaction between markets and moral- ity from an evolutionary psychology perspective. Covering an impressive range of topics, this book will appeal to academics and postgraduate students with an interest in psychoanalysis, moral philosophy, history of thought and the social sciences. The book should also be of interest to more advanced undergraduate students. S¸ule Özler is Associate Professor of Economics at UCLA, and a research psy- choanalyst at the New Center for Psychoanalysis. She also maintains a private practice. Her research interests include psychoanalytic examination of philo- sophical, history of thought and history of economic thought texts. Paul Gabrinetti is a member of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and a former Professor of Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. He maintains a private practice, and his research interests include the use of the analytic psychologies in human and historical proceedings, and the role of myth in psychological change. Psychoanalytic Explorations Books in this series: The Heart of Man’s Destiny Lacanian psychoanalysis and early Reformation thought Herman Westerink Wish-fulfilment in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis The tyranny of desire Tamas Pataki Environmental Melancholia Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement Renee Lertzman Psychoanalytic Treatment in Adults A longitudinal study of change Marian Cogan and John H. Porcerelli The Unconscious A bridge between psychoanalysis and cognitive neuroscience Edited by Mark Solms and Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber Psychoanalytic Studies of the Work of Adam Smith Towards a Theory of Moral Development and Social Relations S¸ule Özler and Paul Gabrinetti Psychoanalytic Studies of the Work of Adam Smith Towards a Theory of Moral Development and Social Relations S¸ule Özler and Paul Gabrinetti First published 2018 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2018 S¸ule Özler and Paul Gabrinetti The right of S¸ule Özler and Paul Gabrinetti to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978-1-138-95562-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-66620-4 (ebk) Typeset in Bembo by Apex CoVantage, LLC To our families Contents Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments x 1 Introduction 1 2 An intersubjective interpretation of sympathy 10 3 Sympathy, empathy and evidence from developmental psychology 33 4 The impartial spectator, conscience and morality 52 5 The role of the Deity in Smith’s moral system 67 6 A known world: An analysis of defenses in Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments 77 7 Defenses and morality: Adam Smith, Sigmund Freud and contemporary psychoanalysis 99 8 An evolutionary psychological and adaptive defenses view of relations between markets and morality 120 9 On dependency 136 10 On friendship 156 viii Contents 11 A Jungian interpretation of the place of women in Smith’s works 172 12 Conclusions 199 Index 204 Abbreviations TMS: The theory of moral sentiments. 2009. 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