| The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks: Or, an Inquiry Into the Circumstances Which Give Rise to Influence and Authority, in the Different Members of Contributor(s): Millar, John (Author), Garrett, Aaron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0865974772 ISBN-13: 9780865974777 Publisher: Liberty Fund OUR PRICE: $13.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 305.512 |
| LCCN: 2005022900 |
| Series: Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. Drawing on Adam Smith's four-stages theory of history and the natural law's traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature of authority. John Millar (1735-1801) attended Adam Smith's lectures at the University of Glasgow and later became a distinguished professor of law there. Aaron Garrett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. |