Ferguson An Essay on the History of Civil Society

Name: Ferguson An Essay on the History of Civil Society
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ISBN: 9780521447362

ISBN-10: 0521447364

ISBN-13: 9780521447362

Edition: 1996

Authors: Adam Ferguson, Fania Oz-Salzberger, Raymond Geuss, Quentin Skinner

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Adam Fergusons Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a classic of the Scottish - and European - Enlightenment. Drawing on such diverse sources as classical authors and contemporary travel literature, Ferguson offers a complex model of historical advance which challenges both Humes and Smiths embrace of modernity and the primitivism of Rousseau. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of the emergence of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central to Fergusons theory of citizenship are the themes of conflict, play, political participation and military valour. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Of the general characteristics of human nature



Of the history of rude nations



Of the history of policy and arts



Of the consequences that result from advancement of civil and commercial arts



Of the decline of nations



Of corruption and political slavery