Smith criticizes women who wear makeup as a form of vanity, arguing it gains them admiration for a beauty they do not really possess, which Roberts suggests means Smith would not be a fan of plastic surgery either.

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Speaker

Dan Klein

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He was saying that wearing makeup vanity, which is a clearly not a good thing.

Source

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 4--A Discussion of Part III 04/29/2009EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:36:51 AM

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