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The idea of commercial society in the Scottish enlightenment /

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 contemporar...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Berry, Christopher J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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. Key Features. The first book to focus on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, positioning it as the movement's core idea Analyses 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 Gives a full account by looking at the contemporary influence of lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 244 pages .)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0748645330
9780748645336
129980280X
9781299802803
9780748693788
0748693785