Lectures on Jurisprudence
Lectures on Jurisprudence, also called Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms (1763) is a collection of Adam Smith's lectures, comprising notes taken from his early lectures. It contains the formative ideas behind The Wealth of Nations.[1][2]
Background
Published as part of the 1976 Glasgow Edition of the works and correspondence of Adam Smith. It consists of two sets of lecture notes that were apparently taken from Smith's lectures of the 1760s, along with an 'Early Draft' of The Wealth of Nations. The same material had also appeared as An Early Draft of Part of The Wealth of Nations and as Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Armsby:- rohit pandey c.a- from shrawast'''
Summary
Smith’s Lectures on Jurisprudence, originally delivered at the University of Glasgow in 1762–1763, present his ‘theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed.’ The chief purpose of government, according to Smith, is to preserve justice; and ‘the object of justice is security from injury.’ The state must protect the individual’s right to his person, property, reputation, and social relations.
These lectures tell readers interesting facts about Smith's philosophy and beliefs about economics. Second, the Lectures tell readers that Adam Smith, writing between 1760 and 1764, was motivated to write about the historical origins of political societies.
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Part I: Of Justice
- Division I. Of Public Jurisprudence
- Division II. Of Domestic Law
- Division III. Private Law
Part II: Of Police
The pros and cons of money, prices, and financial exchanges fall under this section of the Lectures "since the regulation of prices and the creation of money by the state both came under the head of police."[3]
- Division I. Cleanliness and Security
- Division II. Cheapness or Plenty[4]
Part III: Of Revenue
Part IV: Of Arms
Part V: Of the Laws of Nations
Notes
- ^ Smith, Adam (1976), Meek, Ronald L.; Raphael, David D.; Stein G. Peter (eds.), Lectures on Jurisprudence (1 ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ See also Cannan, Edwin, ed. (1896), Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms delivered in the University of Glasgow by Adam Smith and reported by a Student in 1763 (First ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, retrieved 2012-12-14
- ^ Caldwell, William (1897-03). "Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue, and Arms, Delivered in the University of Glasgow. Edwin Cannan , Adam Smith". Journal of Political Economy. 5 (2): 250–258. doi:10.1086/250422. ISSN 0022-3808.
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