Speaker
Maria Pia Paganelli
(Trinity University)
Description
Adam Smith was against mercantilism and against monopolies in a time where mercantilism and monopolies prevailed. He was against slavery in a time when slavery was the norm. He was against the Empire in a time in which the Empire he was a subject of was at its peak. He was against colonialism in a time in which colonialism was the backbone of power. He was against taxation without representation in a time in which democracy did not exist. He was against the established Church in a time in which the Church had power of life and death over people. He was against endowed universities in a time in which education and its prestige were in their hands. When taken all together, one appreciates the extent to which Adam Smith was a dissenter.
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Primary author
Maria Pia Paganelli
(Trinity University)
