Deals with Smith's moral philosophy and singles out the influences of the main classical philosophies on Smith's treatise. There are clearly recognizable echoes from Greek philosophy (Plato and Aristotle), from the Hellenistic philosophies (Stoicism and Epicureanism), and from Roman Stoicism. This chapter shows the relationship of Smith's well-known moral concepts (prudence, self-interest, self-control, justice, benevolence) with their classical antecedents.
Keywords: Aristotle, benevolence, epicureanism, justice, moral philosophy, Plato, prudence, self-control, self-interest, stoicism