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Social Theory Of The Scottish Enlightenm
Christopher J. Berry
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Description for Social Theory Of The Scottish Enlightenm
Paperback. 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 a clear interpretation and synthesis of the social thought of these thinkers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748608645
SKU
V9780748608645
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About Christopher J. Berry
Christopher Berry is Professor of Political Theory and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He is a leading international scholar of the Scottish Enlightenment and has written extensively on David Hume and Adam Smith.
Reviews for Social Theory Of The Scottish Enlightenm
A very useful and well written volume. I learned much from reading it, and so will students and experts alike, I am sure.
Duncan Ivison, University of York A very useful and well written volume. I learned much from reading it, and so will students and experts alike, I am sure.
Duncan Ivison, University of York A very useful and well written volume. I learned much from reading it, and so will students and experts alike, I am sure.