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Social theory of the Scottish Enlightenmen / Christopher Berry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berry, Christopher J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Scotland--History--18th century.
- Social sciences.
- Social sciences--Scotland--Philosophy.
- Philosophy, Scottish--18th century.
- Philosophy, Scottish.
- Enlightenment--Scotland.
- Enlightenment.
- Scotland--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, Lord Kames, John Millar, James Dunbar and Gilbert Stuart were at the heart of Scottish Enlightenment thought. This introductory survey offers a clear interpretation and synthesis of the social thought of these thinkers.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Enlightenment and Scotland
- 2 Sociality and the Critique of Individualism
- 3 Science, Explanation and History
- 4 Social Diversity
- 5 Social History
- 6 Commercial Society
- 7 Social Values
- 8 Reading the Scottish Enlightenment
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Oct 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-7386-5
- 0-585-06083-5
- OCLC:
- 1322125143
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