Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society
Title | Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 1996-02-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107782473 |
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.
Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society
Title | Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 326 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521447362 |
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.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
Title | An Essay on the History of Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 1767 |
Genre | Civil society |
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An Essay on the History of Civil Society
Title | An Essay on the History of Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 468 |
Release | 1793 |
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An Essay on the History of Civil Society
Title | An Essay on the History of Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 486 |
Release | 1782 |
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An Essay on the History of Civil Society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. ..
Title | An Essay on the History of Civil Society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. .. PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
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Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1799 |
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An Essay on the History of Civil Society, 1767
Title | An Essay on the History of Civil Society, 1767 PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ferguson |
Publisher | Edinburgh : Edinburgh U.P. |
Total Pages | 390 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Civilization |
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