Adam Smith’s foundational idea of sympathetic persuasion1
探讨亚当·斯密著作中常被忽视的“说服”概念及其基础性作用，提出“同情性说服”作为其文明自由社会理想的核心，并以此化解著名的“亚当·斯密问题”。
This paper investigates the rather neglected relevance of persuasion in Smith's corpus and its foundational character. Smith's permanent and comprehensive concern with persuasion pervades his entire legacy. But, fully aware of the risks of this strong 'human desire' or 'instinct' to 'lead and direct other people', Smith develops what can be labelled as sympathetic persuasion. The moral, political and economic implications of Smith's persuasion provide a common, consistent and foundational concept for his ideal of a civilized and free society. Finally, this interpretation of the importance of Smith's persuasion allows us to overcome the famous Das Adam Smith Problem.