Adam Smith Ethics Thought Research

Adam ? Smith is not only an excellent Master of Economics, but also a distinguished ethicists. His sympathy for the basic theory, put forward a complete set of ethical ideology. All along, the idea for his study of the economy are more in-depth and comprehensive, and thought of their ethical research has achieved some results, but not enough depth and systems.At him early in 1759 has been published on the "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" and its innovative ideas and strong arguments to build a magnificent building and moral theory. But it was not until recent years, people in finding solutions to the market economy brought about by means of moral crisis only when they re-examine the Adam ? Smith emotional and ethical thought. In this paper, Adam ? Smith Road ethical thought, especially his "The Theory of Moral Sentiments," a book of ethics created a more comprehensive system of inspection.Mainly from the theoretical source of generation and evaluation system of moral, ethical and economic relations between the three aspects of Adam ?Smith's ethical thought research.Smith's idea of ethics arise from the 18th century the United Kingdom, who, with his deep thought and a broad range of unique talent, hard work at that time to observe the spirit of the time and consider and learn from a well-known contemporary ethicists Hutcheson, Hume, etc. The people thought the outcome of the formation of its own ethical ideology.If the retrospective of Smith's idea of ethics will find not only a source of obvious Stoic temperament, but also by the impact of theological background."The Theory of Moral Sentiments" produced on the moral and ethical content of the evaluation of the ethical ideology Smith are the main contents and characteristics of important. Him to "share" as the core and the main line, construction of a complete theoretical framework of ethics. In his view, shared by virtue of their own people are the imagination of the parties stand on the location of the imagination and look at the feelings generated when naturally.Are the basis of shared moral and sources; up in the same basic emotional response is generated by us to others and self-evaluation of moral standards, is also set up the virtues of social order and the formation of individual basic emotions.Long-standing academic debate about the "Adam ? Smith problem", the paper will analyze the historical development of the clue, "Smith's question" the logic of tension and analyzes the "moral" and "economy" of unity.With "self" and "altruistic heart" of human nature is naturally the existence of two different aspects of behavior are led two people power, people are "economic man" and "moral person" entity.