Adam Smith's Philosophy of Science

Introduction, 212. — I. Characteristics of Smith's early work on scientific methodology, 214. — II. Motives for philosophical inquiries, 215. — III. The aesthetic element in Smith's standard of judgment, 219. — IV. Psychological presuppositions of Smith's scientific method, 222. — V. The selected analogy as the organizing principle of a science, 223. — VI. Smith's “Moral Newtonianism” and “Historical Aristotelianism,” 225. — VII. Adam Smith's purpose in the <it>Wealth of Nations</it>, 229.