검색어: aliran pemikiran lama (말레이어 - 영어)

adam smith melakukan untuk liberalisme ekonomi seperti yang john locke lakukan untuk liberalisme politik, iaitu, untuk meletakkan asas falsafah di mana orang lain akan membina tradisi liberal yang tersendiri. idea smith, walau bagaimanapun, telah meresap ke dalam tradisi politik barat sehingga ke tahap di mana bukan sahaja golongan liberal tetapi juga aliran pemikiran kontemporari lain mengaku sebagai pengikutnya. akibatnya, daya tarikan meluas teori ekonomi smith tentang perdagangan bebas, pembahagian buruh dan pr
adam smith did for economic liberalism what john locke had done for political liberalism, namely, to lay the philosophical foundations on which others would build a distinctive liberal tradition. smith’s ideas, however, have permeated the western political tradition to the extent where not only liberals but also other contemporary schools of thought claim to be his disciples. as a consequence, the widespread appeal of smith’s economic theories of free trade, the division of labour and the principle of individual initiative has helped to obscure the rich body of political liberalism to be found in his work. adam smith, far from being a laissez-faire doctrinaire, aimed to demonstrate that a liberal polity can enjoy the benefits of individual liberty and a free market economy, but need not – and ought not to – neglect social cohesion and basic human needs.