An Error on the Part of Mr Smith
Anon
Genre: | Essay, Drollery |
Subjects: | Human Species, Morality, Phrenology, Domestic Economy, Political Economy, Gender |
Challenges Adam Smith's idea that 'Man [...] is an animal that makes bargains' on the grounds that women are better at this task, since women possess the larger 'organ of cheapness' and carry 'Domestic Economy' 'to extravagance'. | |
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