# The Other Adam Smith, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-other-adam-smith-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** May 25, 2016

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George H. Smith explains what Adam Smith meant by the “invisible hand” and how he used this explanatory method throughout his writings.

[Originally published in essay form on September 24, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/other-adam-smith-part-1)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._