Cambridge University Press 1996 Hardcover New 283 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

ISBN10: 052144215X, ISBN13: 9780521442152, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was one of the central figures in the Scottish Enlightenment. His Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship and apply it to the modern state. 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. His fascination with the theory of unintended consequences as a model of historical causality does not deter him from insisting on the irreplaceable value of individual, public-minded members of political society.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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ISBN10: 052144215X, ISBN13: 9780521442152, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

Hardback. New. Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society is a classic of the Scottish, and European, Enlightenment. Ferguson combines a subtle analysis of modern society with a critique of its abandonment of communal virtues, and boldly attempts to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship in the modern state. ISBN 052144215x 9780521442152 [GB]

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 Hard cover New. Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought . Intended for college/higher education audience.

ISBN10: 052144215X, ISBN13: 9780521442152, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Cambridge University Press, 1996, 283pp, Tapa dura, nombre del propietario, muy buen estado//// Nota de la librería: Si no se especifica en la descripción anterior, los libros no tienen subrayados, anotaciones, firmas o defectos reseñables. ATENCIÓN: ENVÍO PRIORITARIO/CERTIFICADO CON ENTREGA A DOMICILIO POR SOLO 2,90 euros. Los portes gratuitos son para envíos sin número de seguimiento y pueden sufrir retrasos de varios días. En este caso el paquete se entrega en el buzón y, si no cabe, se deja un aviso para la recogida en oficina.MR3457MR3457
[Urueña, Spain] [Publication Year: 1996]
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