| The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment Contributor(s): Berry, Christopher J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748608648 ISBN-13: 9780748608645 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, Lord Kames, John Millar, James Dunbar and Gilbert Stuart were at the heart of Scottish Enlightenment thought. This introductory survey offers the student a clear, accessible interpretation and synthesis of the social thought of these historically significant thinkers. Organised thematically, it takes the student through their accounts of social institutions, their critique of individualism, their methodology, their views of progress and of moral and cultural values. By taking human sociality as their premise, the book shows how they produced important analyses of historical change, politics and morality, together with an assessment of their own commercial society. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 192 |
| LCCN: 98115302 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.16" W x 9.19" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |