Adam+Smith

- His books, "**The Theory of Moral Sentiments", Essays on philosophical subjects, and "The Wealth of Nations",** helped with his success. - Was a Scottish philosopher who wrote books on his beliefs of the economy and he showed Europe a different style of economics. - He strongly believed in the “Invisible Hand” belief, which he created. He also believed in moral philosophy, liberty, reason, and free speech. - He wrote many books that changed and impacted the economy - His books and “Invisible hand” theory affected the society because they changed the economy. That is how he got the name “father of economics.”
 * Adam John Smith was a economists and philosopher.
 * What did Adam Smith do:
 * Adam Smith believed?
 * Why was Adam Smith important?
 * Impact on society

Notes from Websites:
 * Often called "father of economics"
 * He was a scottish philopher * He had a strong view on religion and ethics * Believed in "invisible hand"
 * Adam smith"s idea of government was, the government should protect the rich from the poor
 * Named after his father
 * Since his father died he became close to his mother and she was the one that got him interested in scholarly ambitions.
 * He wrote many books on his beliefs on economical things
 * He taught at some Universities. For instance, Univer isity of Glasgow.
 * He studied Moral philosophy and that influenced his interest in liberty, reason, and free speech
 * Influence was: political philosophy, utilarianism, libertasm, libertarianism, socialism, and Marxism
 * Some books he wrote where, "**The Theory of Moral Sentiments", Essays on philosophical subjects, and "The Wealth of Nations."**
 * He believed that his books helped society
 * People believed the most important book was **//"The theory of Moral Sentiments"//**



The invisible Hand: - A term created by Adam Smith while trying to share his economic beliefs -He describes the "natural force" that helps guide the free market -He theorized that the government defended the rich from the poor -He used his religious beliefs to further explain his philosophy, god created humans to be a certain way: people want money to be happy - The invisible hand has been used over decades and has been a great tool in the free market

Website Citations: "Adam Smith and the invisible hand." //Plus Magazine//. Web. 01 Feb. 2010. <[]>.

"Adam Smith." //Brad DeLong's Website Home Page//. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <[]>.

"Philosophy: By Individual Philosopher Adam Smith." //The Basics of Philosophy//. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <[]>.

Citations of Pictures: Photograph. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. 