Adam Smith: The Kirkcaldy Papers

by Roger Mullin (Editor), Craig Smith (Editor), Robbie Mochrie (Editor)

A collection of essays from 15 speakers who took part in a major symposium at the Old Kirk in Kirkcaldy as part of a week-long programme of events to mark Smith’s landmark tercentenary anniversary.

Contents

Preface by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
Introduction by Roger Mullin
From Kirkcaldy to Glasgow by Craig Smith
Thinking in Scots, while Writing in English by Billy Kay
Adam Smith: Religion and Philosophy by Ryan Patrick Hanley
Adam Smith on Markets and Property Rights by Rowan Cruft
Civil government, virtue and 'The Wealth of Nations' by Robbie Mochrie
Adam Smith Did Not Believe in Greed by Jacob Soll
Adam Smith and the Immorality of the Cronyism of the Empire by Maria Pia Paganelli
Adam Smith, "The Invisible Hand", "Self-Love", and Care by Robert McMaster
Adam Smith's Cultural Influence, and the Sin of Pride by Michael Brown
Adam Smith & Scottish Literature by Gerard Carruthers
Adam Smith & Education by Anton Muscatelli
Adam Smith's Return to Glasgow University, 300 years on byKathleen Riach and Graeme Roy

117 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2023

About the author

Professor William Arthur Roger Mullin is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from May 2015, until being defeated at the 2017 snap general election.

Mullin graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a M.A. Honours degree in Sociology in 1977. He was a Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and also holds a Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, and lectured postgraduates on Applied Decision Theory, The Political Environment, and Organisation Change. He wrote a monthly column in The Times Educational Supplement Scotland. He is now a Founding Director of Momentous Change Ltd.

Mullen is an active campaigner against corruption in the finance system and is an ambassador for Transparency Task Force in the UK. He is also a director of the humanitarian organisation REVIVE Campaign that seeks to provide a voice to the most innocent victims of conflict across the globe.

Reviews

[Craig Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit of a mixed bag. The best are really excellent, but some are a bit insubstantial, and all suffer from the severe limitation on length. Still, it was worth putting this together, and it's well worth a read.