Question
This book claims that “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this work of political economy that developed the labor theory of value. This book and The Theory of Moral Sentiments are its author’s only major works.
ANSWER: The Wealth of Nations [or An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations]
[10m] In The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith argued that self-interested people have “fellow-feeling” and sympathy because they imagine an impartial one of these people judging their behavior according to societal norms.
ANSWER: spectators [or impartial spectators; reject synonyms]
[10h] The Theory of Moral Sentiments notes that external criticism helps people modify their feelings so that they are “suitable to their objects,” building on this philosopher’s “fitness theory” of moral behavior.
ANSWER: Samuel Clarke
<FW, Philosophy (Early Modern)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Water Buffalo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fable of the Miis | Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Goldman & Jackson | The Chard Problem of Consciousness | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Three Cantabrigians | Knox et al | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |