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Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society

Adam Ferguson

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  • 322 sidor
  • 1996
Adam Ferguson's 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 Hume's and Smith's 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 Ferguson's 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 tradition of active, virtuous citizenship and apply it to the modern state.
  • Författare: Adam Ferguson
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780521442152
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 322
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1996-02-01
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press