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自然是18世纪苏格兰启蒙运动关注的一个重要主题,也是亚当.斯密道德哲学的一个基本命题。当时强大的自然法传统对斯密产生了重要影响,体现在斯密的重要著作《道德情操论》中。此书对nature一词的不同区分和多重思考,反映出斯密试图建立所有国家法律一般准则的自然法理学的努力,以及他不同于同时代其他哲学家的较为独特的自然观。这对于我们更好地理解斯密的道德哲学具有重要的意义。
Nature is an important topic of concern to the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century and is also a basic proposition of Adam Smith’s moral philosophy. The strong tradition of natural law had a significant impact on Smith at that time, as reflected in Smith’s important book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. This book distinguishes and multiplies the term nature, reflecting the natural jurisprudence of Smith’s attempt to establish the general norms of the law of all nations, as well as his more unique view of nature than that of other philosophers of the same age. This is of great importance for us to better understand Smith’s moral philosophy.