Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and moral philosopher whose work on political economy, ethics, and markets helped shape modern economics. Best known for The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he is widely regarded as a founder of classical economics, influencing centuries of scholarship, policy, and debate.
Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur
Adam Smith, who publishes online simply as Adam Smith and in book publishing as Adam Kirk Smith, built his reputation through entrepreneurship, consulting, coaching, and speaking before consolidating it as an author. His website presents him as a writer focused on “leadership in life,” and as of 2026 it lists Grimes, Iowa, as home, along with his wife, Jasmine, and their three children. The archive of asmithblog.com reaches back to November 2011, showing an early body of work that mixed family reflections, motivational writing, and practical advice, then steadily expanded into a durable author platform. ((https://asmithblog.com/about))
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"Adam Smith is a towering figure in the history of economic thought"
— Britannica
"Adam Smith is best remembered for his contribution to economics, but his body of knowledge was much broader"
— IMF
"No one illustrates the role of Glasgow in Scotland’s Enlightenment better than that giant of moral philosophy, Adam Smith"
— HistoryExtra
"Adam Smith is often identified as the father of modern capitalism"
— Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"Despite his reputation as the father of greedy capitalism, Adam Smith did a great deal of thinking about the human condition"
— IMF Podcasts
"Adam Smith is not who you think he is"
— The Nation
"Adam Smith developed a comprehensive and unusual version of moral sentimentalism"
— Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"In 1776, Scottish social philosopher Adam Smith, who is regarded as the founder of modern economics, published The Wealth of Nations"
— HISTORY
"Some regard Adam Smith as the alpha and the omega of economic science"
— Econlib
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