In the mid-eighteenth century a young economist by the name of Adam Smith advanced ideas on the nature of governments and people that dealt with the moral consciousness inherent within people. In Mary Lowe - Evans work, "Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Wedding Guest," published in 1993, Lowe states, "Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments, which when published in 1759 argued that moral behavior is motivated by sympathy for others" (76). ... It has been speculated that Shelly herself did not believe that moral behavior is motivated by sympathy for others and that it is through her...

• Word Count: 3377
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate