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A subtle critique of declining communal virtues, arguing instead for active citizenship. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Excerpt from An Essay on the History of Civil Society S E C T II J The Ht ory of Political Ejlablz/bntentt, 23 3 S E C T. III. Of National Objett: in general, and of E aoli/b went: and Manner: relating to tlmn, 2 26 sectfn. Of Population and Wealth, 230 S E C T. V. Of National Defence and Conque, 24 S E C T. VI. Of Civil Liberty, O 353 o S E C T. VII. Of the Iii/tor) of. Am, 230 s E C T. VIII. Of, tbc iii/tory of Literature, 286 -part N; Of Confequenees that refalt from the Ad vancement of Civil and Commercial Arts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society" from Adam Ferguson. Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment (1723-1816).
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