The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith
The work has two main objectives. First of all, to synthesize the recent debates in the historiography of economic thought about the notions of “value” and “early and rude society” in The Wealth of Nations. Secondly, to propose a reinterpretation of the role that Adam Smith assigns to these two noti...
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| description | The work has two main objectives. First of all, to synthesize the recent debates in the historiography of economic thought about the notions of “value” and “early and rude society” in The Wealth of Nations. Secondly, to propose a reinterpretation of the role that Adam Smith assigns to these two notions. Two research hypotheses are expected to be demonstrated: 1) that most historians of economic thought interpreted that the Smithian example of how the law of value governs in an “early and rude society” did not make any contribution to the political economy because it cannot say anything about the concept of value in capitalist society, as there it has no "empirical reality"; 2) that if the philosophical dimension of Smithian political economy is developed, the “early and rude society” can be understood as a theoretical fiction that collaborates in the Smithian attempt to forge a law of universal scope. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-76912022-06-17T21:35:01Z The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith Los conceptos de “valor” y “sociedad ruda y primitiva” en la obra de Adam Smith Piqué, Pilar historiography political economy price philosophy economic theory historiografía economía política precio filosofía teoría económica The work has two main objectives. First of all, to synthesize the recent debates in the historiography of economic thought about the notions of “value” and “early and rude society” in The Wealth of Nations. Secondly, to propose a reinterpretation of the role that Adam Smith assigns to these two notions. Two research hypotheses are expected to be demonstrated: 1) that most historians of economic thought interpreted that the Smithian example of how the law of value governs in an “early and rude society” did not make any contribution to the political economy because it cannot say anything about the concept of value in capitalist society, as there it has no "empirical reality"; 2) that if the philosophical dimension of Smithian political economy is developed, the “early and rude society” can be understood as a theoretical fiction that collaborates in the Smithian attempt to forge a law of universal scope. El trabajo tiene dos objetivos principales. En primer lugar, sintetizar los debates recientes de la historiografía del pensamiento económico acerca de las nociones de “valor” y “sociedad ruda y primitiva” en La riqueza de las naciones. En segundo lugar, proponer una reinterpretación del papel que le asigna Adam Smith a estas dos nociones. Se espera demostrar dos hipótesis de investigación: 1) que la mayor parte de los historiadores del pensamiento económico interpretaron que el ejemplo smithiano de cómo rige la ley del valor en una “sociedad ruda y primitiva” no constituyó un aporte a la economía política, porque nada puede decir sobre el concepto de valor en la sociedad capitalista, pues en esa sociedad no tiene “realidad empírica”; 2) que si se desarrolla la dimensión filosófica de la economía política smithiana, la “sociedad ruda y primitiva” puede ser entendida como una ficción teórica que colabora en el intento smithiano de forjar una ley del valor de alcance universal. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2018-06-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/7691 10.19053/01203053.v37.n66.2019.7691 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 37 No. 66 (2018); 15-38 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 37 Núm. 66 (2018); 15-38 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/7691/7251 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/7691/7992 Copyright (c) 2018 Pilar Piqué http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | historiography political economy price philosophy economic theory historiografía economía política precio filosofía teoría económica Piqué, Pilar The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title | The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title_alt | Los conceptos de “valor” y “sociedad ruda y primitiva” en la obra de Adam Smith |
| title_full | The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title_fullStr | The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title_short | The Concepts of Value and "Early and Rude society" in the Work of Adam Smith |
| title_sort | concepts of value and early and rude society in the work of adam smith |
| topic | historiography political economy price philosophy economic theory historiografía economía política precio filosofía teoría económica |
| topic_facet | historiography political economy price philosophy economic theory historiografía economía política precio filosofía teoría económica |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/7691 |
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