Adam Smith on Sympathy, Self-Interest, and Social Order - Lauren Hall

Dr. Lauren Hall discusses the link between sympathy and self-interest in Adam Smith's work, and how each contributes to the creation of social order. She ends with a discussion of Smith's place in the classical liberal pantheon as not just the father of economics, but as a moral philosopher. This lecture was part of the online IHS summer seminar, “The Classical Liberal Tradition,” which took place June 16-21, 2020. Dr. Lauren K. Hall is an associate professor of political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the author of "The Medicalization of Birth and Death" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019) and "Family and the Politics of Moderation" (Baylor University Press, 2014). She has written extensively on the classical liberal tradition, including articles on Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, and Montesquieu. Her current research is on the politics of women and the family in classical liberalism, and she also writes on related areas in evolutionary theory and bioethics. Subscribe to our channel to see upcoming videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheIHSorg?s... The Institute for Humane Studies supports and partners with professors to promote the teaching and research of classical liberal ideas and to advance higher education’s core purpose of intellectual discovery and human progress. About Us: https://theihs.org/who-we-are/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theihs?lang=en Facebook:   / instituteforhumanestudies   LinkedIn:   / instituteforhumanestudies   Instagram:   / theihs