Dear Colleagues,
Please see the details below for the symposium on Adam Smith at the University of Kent on Friday 23 June 2023.
Adam Smith’s 300th anniversary is an ideal opportunity to examine the immense impact of Adam Smith’s writings on political economy, moral philosophy and jurisprudence, and to evaluate how his ideas and legacy have had a bearing on contemporary debates about the economy, society, politics and justice. This day-long hybrid symposium will bring international scholars into conversation with Adam Smith.
Programme
9.30 am (UK time)
Registration and tea and biscuits
10.00-11.15 am
Samuel Fleischacker (University of Chicago, in-person): Learning from Adam Smith in 2023
11.15-11.30 am
Tea and biscuits
11.30-1.00 pm
Liu Glory (University of Harvard, online): Adam Smith’s Past, Present and Future: Lessons from the American Reception
Iain Wilkinson (University of Kent, in-person): Enlightenment and Sociology: On Adam Smith’s Example and Inspiration
1.00-2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00-4.00 pm
Craig Smith (University of Glasgow, online): Adam Smith and Public Business
Balihar Sanghera (University of Kent, in-person): What’s Left of Adam Smith? Unearned Income, Rentierism and Geopolitics
Charles Devellennes (University of Kent, in-person): Smith and the Two Indies
4.00-4.05 pm
Closing remarks
To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-on-adam-smiths-300th-anniversary-why-adam-smith-still-matters-tickets-627102479397?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare