How Long to Read The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 10 minutes to read The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The invisible hand of the market is a metaphor conceived by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace. The exact phrase is used just three times in Smith's writings, but has come to capture his important claim that individuals' efforts to maximize their own gains in a free market benefits society, even if the ambitious have no benevolent intentions. Smith came up with the two meanings of the phrase from Richard Cantillon who developed both economic applications in his model of the isolated estate. He first introduced the concept in The Theory of Moral Sentiments,...

How long is The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith is 477 pages long, and a total of 122,589 words.

This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 9 minutes to read The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments aloud.

What Reading Level is The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

The Wealth of Nations & The Theory of Moral Sentiments is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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