Wealth of Nations & Robotics Reading Salon

The Adam Smith Robotics Society explores classical economics to understand how robotics might create a better and more productive future for humanity.

In this salon we will read Wealth of Nations over the course of a few of months.

Our primary focus will be understanding Smith on his own terms. Our secondary focus will be exploring how Smith’s ideas inform our thinking about automation and robotics.

This book club is a good fit for anyone who:
• wants to read Wealth of Nations
• is excited about technology and would enjoy discussions about robotics and automation

Note: If you haven’t yet attended, do not feel it is too late to join. Reading the previous chapters of the book is not necessary to participate in the discussion. We also provide handouts with quotes that capture the essence of each chapter, so it is okay if you did not have time to complete the reading. Please join us!

For this session, we will focus on the opening chapters of Book II:

Chapter I “Of the Division of Stock”
Chapter II “Of Money Considered as a Particular Branch of the General Stock of the Society, or of the Expence of Maintaining the National Capital”

Any full unabridged version of Wealth of Nations should do. Our discussion leader will use the following text: Wealth of Nations. You can also use Wealth of Nations Project Gutenberg for free online.