The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil Society' to lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's 'Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind'.
| ISBN: | 9781474404716 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2015 |
| Author: | Christopher J Berry |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Political science and theory Economic theory and philosophy Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Economics |
The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil Society' to lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's 'Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind'.
The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment features in the following genres: Social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Economic theory and philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Economics
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The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment was written by Christopher J Berry and published by Edinburgh University Press
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