Study Of Issue Of Appropriate Behavior Of Theory Of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith (1723--1790) is not only a master of economics, but also a distinguished ethicist. The doctrine of Adam Smith developed far-reaching implications for Europe and the United States, and his exquisite metaphor "invisible hand" market society has always been the most sacred beliefs. In the history of economic thought, personal interests and social interests will naturally, automatically tend to the same beliefs, and government inefficiency of experience and natural rights thinking into Adam Smith's laissez-faire theory. Standing in Economic ethics, Smith thought that the nature of free institutions-the market exchange system was but a moral, ethical system. In the market society, an independent personality of the free individual in accordance with the laws of nature, on the one hand respect the natural rights of others, on the one hand to pursue their natural rights or interests, competition and collaboration between the formation of society, leading to unintended results of the parties:the growth of national wealth and morality, which is a natural order of endogenous social form. Spiritual and material complement each other, the natural evolution of each other. Moral man and economic man inseparable whole, the economy should necessarily be a moral person, the two sides of a divided currency can not be separated, which together constitute a market society actors in the basic personality traits. The ideal form of society to give the human instinct to self-serving sense of morality and ethics, it is based on faith is built on individual and society, freedom and order of natural harmony, the pursuit of personal freedom and public interest must have the same interest, that the whole nature of society reconciliation, made unexpected. "Wealth of Nations" theme is demonstrated in the natural system of the rich and the moral freedom to go hand in hand. The "Theory of Moral Sentiments" in the logic of ethics is that people in the self-love and compassion of human nature under the action of virtue, and bring people to the rich, the endogenous formation of virtue and rich in natural systems. True market economy is precisely the moral economy of people, true freedom is precisely the high degree of order.This article from Adam Smith's sympathy to produce appropriate behavior's thinking on the ethical ideas of Adam Smith, of Smith's discussion of moral formation mechanism of the internal logic, and can learn from the good ideas come. Framework on paper, in addition to introduction, the paper first analyzes the times of Adam Smith in order to understand the background of the writing of "Theory of Moral Sentiments", especially from the "Theory of Moral Sentiments" and "The Wealth of Nations" in Publication referring to analyze the relationship between virtue and wealth, but also to better grasp the problem of Smith's economic ethics point.Secondly, the paper reveals the "Theory of Moral Sentiments" in the moral formation mechanism, to discusses the inner logic of appropriate behavior, the meaning of compassion and sympathy for how to generate appropriate behavior. Then, from the ethical point of view the way proposed road to human happiness, that is introduced and analyzed in Adam Smith's natural theology the view and the main philosophy of rationalism on the basis of human happiness and God revealed the design and the relationship of human behavior of theoretical support of the metaphysical. Through the above study, that "appropriate" thought for the establishment of socialist market economic system in China.Specifically, the Marxist perspective on Smith's "appropriate" thought to Comment, the sympathy of the theory in the "Theory of Moral Sentiments" is useful, but his methodological individualism is further be improved. Especially in the current financial crisis is not over yet, to study of "Theory of Moral Sentiments" to find a path to achieve most happiness of the most people, the establishment of a new and more consistent with the requirements of the historical development of ethics in a market economy is of great significance.