The idea of commercial society in the Scottish enlightenment /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berry, Christopher J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790. > Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776 > Political and social views.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776. > Treatise and essays.
Ferguson, Adam, > 1723-1816. > Essay on the history of civil society.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776
Essay on the history of civil society (Ferguson, Adam)
Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations (Smith, Adam)
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Commerce
Enlightenment
Political and social views
Scotland > Commerce > History.
Écosse > Commerce > Histoire.
Scotland
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Scotland, Improvement and Enlightenment; 2. Commerce, Stages and the Natural History of Society; 3. Prosperity and Poverty; 4. Markets, Law and Politics; 5. Liberty and the Virtues of Commerce; 6. The Dangers of Commerce; 7. The Idea of a Commercial Society; References; Index.

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