Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment

Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-13 : 9780748645336
ISBN-10 : 0748645330
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Download or read book Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment written by Christopher J. Berry and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil Society' to lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's 'Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind'.


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