Book ID: CBB837217994

Adam Ferguson and the Idea of Civil Society: Moral Science in the Scottish Enlightenment (2018)

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Smith, Craig (Author)


Edinburgh University Press


Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 264
Language: English

Craig Smith explores Ferguson's thought and examines his attempt to develop a genuine moral science and its place in providing a secure basis for the virtuous education of the new elite of Hanoverian Britain. The Ferguson that emerges is much closer to the mainstream of the Scottish Enlightenment than previous studies have suggested.

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Authors & Contributors
Morrison, Amie
Buchan, Bruce
Wolloch, Nathaniel
Vickers, Neil
Smith, Craig
Sebastiani, Silvia
Publishers
University of Virginia Press
Concepts
Science and society
Medicine
Natural history
Philosophy
Chemistry
Positivism
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
Enlightenment
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Scotland
Great Britain
England
Edinburgh
Italy
Europe
Institutions
Select Society of Edinburgh
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