Download or read book Adam Smith written by Christopher J. Berry and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today Adam Smith, author of the Wealth of Nations, is associated with the promotion of self-interest and a defense of greed. Yet if Smith is actually read this is more a caricature than a faithful portrait. Berry offers a balanced and nuanced view of this seminal thinker, set against contemporary European history, politics, and philosophy.