Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society

By:

Adam Ferguson

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

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Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a classic of the Scottish - and European - Enlightenment. Drawing on such diverse sources as classical authors and contemporary travel literature, Ferguson offers a complex model of historical advance which challenges both Hume's and Smith's embrace of modernity and the primitivism of Rousseau. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of the emergence of modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central to Ferguson's theory of citizenship are the themes of conflict, play, political participation and military valour. The Essay is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active, virtuous citizenship and apply it to the modern state.

Author Biography:

Fania Oz-Salzberger is Professor of History at the University of Haifa and director of the Posen Forum for Political Thought at the Faculty of Law. She has authored books and articles on the history of political thought.

Release date Australia

February 1st, 1996

Author

Adam Ferguson

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Edited by Fania Oz-Salzberger

Pages

322

Series

Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

Dimensions

140x216x22

ISBN-13

9780521442152

Product ID

13452112

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