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.
| ISBN: | 9780748608645 |
| Publication date: | 25th March 1997 |
| Author: | Christopher J Berry |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
European history Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Social and cultural history Cultural studies |
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.
The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment features in the following genres: European history, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies
The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment is available in Paperback
The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment was written by Christopher J Berry and published by Edinburgh University Press
The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment has 256 pages
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