Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society
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Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society by Adam Ferguson
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.
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521447362 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521447364 |
| Title | Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society |
| Author | Adam Ferguson |
| Series | Cambridge Texts In The History Of Political Thought |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1996-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 322 |
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