Adam Ferguson and the Idea of Civil Society: Moral Science in the Scottish Enlightenment
(Part of the Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy Series)
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Adam Ferguson, a friend of David Hume and Adam Smith, was among the leading Scottish Enlightenment figures who worked to develop a science of man. He created a methodology for moral science that combined empirically based social theory with normative moralising. He was among the first in the English-speaking world to make use of the terms civilization, civil society and political science.
Craig Smith explores Ferguson's thought, and examines...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1474413277
ISBN13:9781474413275
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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