What Adam Smith thinks about design
Scottish moral philosopher and economist (1723 to 1790); held the chair of moral philosophy at Glasgow University from 1752 to 1764; author of The Wealth of Nations.
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1 dated position, c. 1759–1777, in their own words. Our reading of what Adam Smith has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingMany people ruin themselves buying gadgets they value for clever design more than real use
Their wordsHow many people ruin themselves by laying out money on trinkets of frivolous utility? What pleases these lovers of toys is not so much the utility, as the aptness of the machines which are fitted to promote it.
↗The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759; Dublin printing of 1777)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book