Politica is now recognized as an extraordinary contribution to the intellectual history of the West. It combines ancient and medieval political philosophy with Reformation theory, and is considered a bridge between the political wissdom of the ancients and the moderns.

Reflecting Adam Smith's wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment.

Smith's Lectures on Jurisprudence , originally delivered at the University of Glasgow in 1762-1763, present his theory of the rules by which civil government ought to be directed .

This book is divided into an examination of the several ways of communicating our thoughts by speech and an attention to the principles of those literary compositions which contribute to persuasion or entertainment . The species of communication discussed include descriptive and narrative (or historical) composition, poetry, demonstrative oratory, panegyric, didactic or scientific language, ...

This major contribution to the history of philosophy provides the most comprehensive guide to modern natural law theory available.