by Adam Smith · tapa dura · ISBN 9780394498324
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«Powers of Mind» is a psychology essay by Adam Smith, published by Random House in hardback (418 pages, in English).
Adam Smith recounts in the first person how he took part in various experiments in mind expansion and control, and analyses the self-help, health, fitness, diet, and psychology context in which these practices were framed.
First edition. Adam Smith is the pseudonym of the American economic writer George Goodman; the work includes a bibliography on pages 401-418.
Aimed at readers with an interest in psychology, self-help, health, and well-being.
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Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by many as the "father of economics", or the "father of capitalism", he is primarily known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is regarded as his magnum opus, marking the inception of modern economic scholarship as a comprehensive system and an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of divine will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic, legal, environmental and technological factors, as well as the interactions among them. The work is notable for its contribution to economic theory, particularly in its exposition of the concept of absolute advantage.
