----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- But the desire to better one's own condition, unlike sympathy, is not 'innate' in Smith if, as you (Tiziano) yourself note, in TMS Smith roots this desire in another: the desire to be the object of sympathy of others (recalling the tendency to sympathize more with those higher in rank). Mat Forstater ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]