Metaphor from The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Metaphor from The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Metaphor from The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith

Metaphors of the Mind, http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/24003

1790

Liza Egorova

this is a quote from The Theory of Moral Sentiments talking about how we value ourselves more than other people, which relates to the idea of being able to emphasize with others by imagining our own emotional reaction to the situation.

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"The man within immediately calls to us, that we value ourselves too much and other people too little, and that, by doing so, we render ourselves the proper object of the contempt and indignation of our brethren."