Adam Smith begins The Theory of Moral Sentiments with a discussion of sympathy:"How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it." What follows is a lengthy exploration of the implications of the fact that we are sympathetic beings. Smith provides an array of examples meant to illustrate the … [Read more...] about Star Trek and Adam Smith: Sympathy of the Vians