More Reviews of Saving Adam Smith
"Someone once said that you get knowledge from non-fiction, but you
get wisdom from fiction. Jonathan Wight demonstrates this beautifully.
Wight uses an entertaining and profound story to show how we can live a
better life… of both virtue and practicality. People of all ages, but particularly
students, will have this book available to give them a deeper, more integrated
view of what our world can be. This is a remarkable achievement and a fun
read."
--Michael Ray, Professor, Stanford School of Business and co-author,
Creativity
in Business and The New Paradigm in Business.
"We all live in Adam Smith's economic world, but as Jonathan Wight's
wise and witty story shows us, it's not exactly the world that Smith had
in mind. In his lively tale, Wight brings Smith back to remind economics
students and readers of all stripe that we are not here to serve the economy,
the economy is here to serve the needs of everyone in our society."
--Joanne B. Ciulla, Costen Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics,
University of Richmond, and author, The Working Life: The Promise and
Betrayal of Modern Work
"Terrific…. [T]he book will make the ideas of Adam Smith much
more accessible to high school and college students….Adam Smith's philosophy
emphasizing the virtue, morality, and trust that are needed for a market
economy is right on the money for today. Saving Adam Smith [is] an outstanding
addition to the economic theory novel genre."
--John Morton, Vice President, National Council on Economic Education
"Wight's tale of adventure presents Smith's insights about self-interest
in the wider context of his social philosophy. The book challenges students-and
economists-to follow Smith in making room for justice and conscience in
economic choices."
--David C. Smith, President, Council for Ethics in Economics
"The story is engaging at several levels…. This manuscript makes a real
contribution."
--James Halteman, Hendrickson Professor of Business and Economics,
Wheaton College