Adam Ferguson and the Idea of Civil Society: Moral Science in the Scottish ...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Adam Ferguson And The Idea Of Civil Society: Moral Science In The Scottish EnlightenmentISBN13:9781474413275ISBN10:1474413277Author:Smith, Craig (Author)Description: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 His Attempt To Develop A Genuine Moral Science And Its Place In Providing A Secure Basis For The Virtuous Education Of The New Elite Of Hanoverian Britain The Ferguson That Emerges Is Far From The Stereotyped Image Of A Republican Sceptical About Commercial Society And Much Closer To The Mainstream Of The Scottish Enlightenment And Its Defence Of The New British Commercial Order Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:EDINBURGH UNIV PRPublication Date:2019-01-01Weight:1.1 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 9.3'' L x 6.1'' WNumber of Pages:264Language:English

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