Does Smith assume that "produce is naturally distributed" (p. 128), or does he demonstrate it?

What is the point of the comparison between making nails and making pins (p. 133; Chapter 1)?

Do capitalists & landlords help further the division of labor, or are they simply side-effects of it?

Why does Smith believe that most people gain liberty as the division of labor advances?

Do you agree that habit, custom, & education account for almost all the differences in people's talents?

Schedule Change

The December 3rd meeting on Goethe's Sufferings of Young Werther had to be cancelled owing to illness on my part. At the next meeting, December 17, the group will discuss both Werther and the scheduled reading, a selection from Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations ("Introduction" and Chapters 1-8 of Book I). That meeting will begin at 7 PM, half an hour earlier than planned. Copies of both readings are available at the Q&A Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. - Hugh.2

Why can’t Werther pull himself away from Lotte?

Is Lotte in love with Werther?

Why doesn’t Albert get rid of Werther?

Is Goethe asking us to consider Werther’s suicide a rational decision? See especially the letter of 12 August 1771 (pp. 62-67).

Can you interpret the letter of 10 October 1772 (p. 104)? Why is written the way it is?

Who is the “editor?”