On today's show, I talk with Ryan Patrick Hanley, the author of Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life. Adam Smith was a great scholar and writer who has much to share about how to achieve the life well-lived. Smith’s two great works, The Wealth of Nations (1776) and Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) are classics, but they are also long and can be difficult reading at times. That’s where Ryan Hanley comes in. Professor Hanley translates Smith’s writing for a more modern reading and applies Smith’s teachings to our world today.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

Adam Smith’s advice for achieving the Good Life
Why most people seek wealth and fame when they should seek wisdom and virtue
The importance of love in a happy life
Why it’s more important to give love than to receive it
What steps we can take to get more out of life
Why Smith is still relevant today, and how we can apply his teachings

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BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Ryan Patrick Hanley's Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life
Q&A: Ryan Hanley on Adam Smith
Dennis Rasmussen's The Infidel and the Professor
Ca pital One.This is Banking Reimagined.

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