Politics and society in Scottish thought / edited and introduced by Shinichi Nagao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nagao, Shinichi.

Series:

Library of Scottish philosophy ; v. 8.

Library of Scottish philosophy ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Scotland--Philosophy--History--18th century--Sources.

Political science.

Political science--Scotland--History--18th century--Sources.

Economics--Scotland--History--18th century--Sources.

Economics.

Social structure--Scotland--History--18th century--Sources.

Social structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, Va. : Imprint Academic, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume illustrates the way political and social philosophers of 18th-century Scotland tried to answer the following question: 'What is, and what ought to be, the relationship between the modern market and stable, desirable social order?' The essays belong to the second half of the century and offer a snapshot of the achievements of Scots on political and social philosophy.The Scottish Enlightenment witnessed the birth of modern social sciences. Its moral philosophers attempted to harmo...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Series Editor's Note; Introduction; Body matter; I. The Discovery of Modern Market Society; One: David Hume (1711-1776); Two: Adam Smith (1723-1790); II. Governing the Market; Three: James Steuart (1712-1780); Four: Adam Ferguson (1723-1816); III. Utopian Imagination & Radical Reforms; Five: Robert Wallace (1697-1771); Six: William Ogilvie (1736-1819); Seven: Thomas Reid (1710-1796); Back matter; Bibliography; Also available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-202) and index.

ISBN:

1-84540-408-4

1-283-69296-1

1-84540-409-2

OCLC:

817898368