Written in 1759 by Scottish philosopher and politics economist Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments provides much of the building blocks for the ideas in his afterwards works, most notably in The Wealth of Nations.

Through this initial text, Smith expresses his general system of morals, exploring the propriety of action, reward and punishment, sense of duty, and the effect of numerous factors on moral sentiment. By doing this, Smith devised innovative theories on virtues, conscience, and moral judgment that are still relevant and available today. Though relatively surprising to discover a philosopher of Smith’s abilities discussing aspects such as for example good luck and sympathy and how they influence self-image or human relationships, THE IDEA of Moral Sentiments under no circumstances loses its critical superiority in its good-natured knowledge of the individual exploration for this is of being great.