On Persistent Scholarly Pet-Peeves; in which our hero is further vindicated.
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Most experienced scholars have pet-peeves. Mine involve the editorial decisions and apparatus of the ‘Glasgow Edition of the Works of Adam Smith’ first published in 1975. This edition provides useful paragraph numbers and once Libertyfund published a cheap and convenient paperback version quickly became standard among young scholars. Unfortunately, many of the volumes have an intrusive editorial apparatus that shapes the reading experience by imposing interpretations on the reader and, more important, is not infrequently inaccurate. In addition, one cannot often re-construct the editorial decisions with ease. (See
On Persistent Scholarly Pet-Peeves; in which our hero is further vindicated.
On Persistent Scholarly Pet-Peeves; in which…
On Persistent Scholarly Pet-Peeves; in which our hero is further vindicated.
Most experienced scholars have pet-peeves. Mine involve the editorial decisions and apparatus of the ‘Glasgow Edition of the Works of Adam Smith’ first published in 1975. This edition provides useful paragraph numbers and once Libertyfund published a cheap and convenient paperback version quickly became standard among young scholars. Unfortunately, many of the volumes have an intrusive editorial apparatus that shapes the reading experience by imposing interpretations on the reader and, more important, is not infrequently inaccurate. In addition, one cannot often re-construct the editorial decisions with ease. (See