The Rhetoric of Tenses in Adam Smith's the Wealth of Nations

by Hye-Joon Yoon

The Rhetoric of Tenses in Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" examines the tenses of the predicates in the famous and typical passages of the monumental work to explore the intricacies of the rhetoric and argument they support, paying particular attention to the question of temporality. Smith's subtle modulation of language attests to his reluctance to offer a mere theory of economics and to his refusal to ignore the complicated challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004347909
• ISBN13: 9789004347908
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"