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The RPI can announce the dates of our Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2026, which will take place on the 14th and 15th of September 2026, at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Today the RPI can announce the launch of the RPI Membership Scheme, which guarantees organisations and individuals access to RPI Events and activities, allows those organisations and individuals a voice in shaping the RPI’s direction and schedule, and helps fund the RPI’s general mission
The RPI announces a Hertford Seminar on 9th July at the National Liberal Club, featuring Dr David Kingham discussing “Fusion Regulation in the UK.” Highlighting the advantages of fusion energy, the seminar will explore regulatory successes and insights for other sectors. The event is free, invite-only, and begins at 6:00pm.
The RPI can announce the dates of our Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2026, which will take place on the 14th and 15th of September 2026, at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments, published in 1759, explores human nature and moral judgement through the concept of a spectator who imagines the feelings and actions of others. It introduces the Impartial Spectator, a tool for self-evaluation. Smith’s insights, supported by modern neuroscience, inform our understanding of morality and community.
Umpteen scholars have made the point that the Invisible Hand metaphor, which is used only once in the Wealth of Nations at around the middle of that long work, is frequently misinterpreted and/or misunderstood in contemporary economic discourse.
Monopoly is a major theme in the Wealth of Nations, as reflected in 175 usages of the word in the work, and, when applied to a single business, Smith’s opening analysis will be well known to students of economics today
The full title of Adam Smith’s major work is An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (the “WoN”). Today we observe governments
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