{"product_id":"sophie-de-grouchys-letters-on-sympathy-a-critical-engagement-with-adam-smiths-the-theory-of-moral-sentiments-9780190637088","title":"Sophie de Grouchy's Letters on Sympathy: A Critical Engagement with Adam Smith's the Theory of Moral Sentiments","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sophie de Grouchy | Sandrine Berges | Eric Schliesser\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Philosophers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Smith, in his \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/em\u003e, largely left his readers to develop his argument's full implications. Many philosophers famously did so, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Paine, and John Millar, among others, but less known are Sophie de Grouchy's own contributions, presented here alone in translation. Grouchy (1764-1822) published her \u003cem\u003eLetters on Sympathy \u003c\/em\u003ein 1798 together with her French translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/em\u003e. While Grouchy's \u003cem\u003eLetters\u003c\/em\u003e mainly engage critically with Smith's philosophical analysis of sympathy, they offer valuable perspectives and original thoughts about the relationship of emotional and moral development to legal, economic, and political reform. In particular, Grouchy sought to understand how the mechanisms of sympathy could help the development of new social and political institutions after the revolution. Her \u003cem\u003eLetters\u003c\/em\u003e further contain profound reflections on the dangers of demagoguery, the nature of tragedy, and the\u003cbr\u003eroles of love and friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough ostensibly a commentary on Smith, the \u003cem\u003eLetters\u003c\/em\u003e stand in their own right as significant and original contributions to political philosophy. This new translation by Sandrine Berg�s of a text by a forgotten female philosopher illuminates new inroads to Enlightenment and feminist thought and reveals insights that were far ahead of their time. The volume includes a critical introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary of terms to provide critical and historical analysis for the novice reader.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890592956567,"sku":"9780190637088","price":10149.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190637088.webp?v=1781180619","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sophie-de-grouchys-letters-on-sympathy-a-critical-engagement-with-adam-smiths-the-theory-of-moral-sentiments-9780190637088","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}