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almafu_9960141320002883
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1 online resource (256 p.)
ISBN:
9780748645336
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A definitive exposition of a key idea shaping the world we know todayGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748645329','ISBN:9780748645336','ISBN:9780748684533']);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.Key FeaturesThe first book to focus on the Scottish Enlightenment’s conception of commercial society, positioning it as the movement’s core ideaAnalyses 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 SocietyGives a full account by looking at the contemporary influence of lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace’s Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind"
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Abbreviations --
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1. Scotland, Improvement and Enlightenment --
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2. Commerce, Stages and the Natural History of Society --
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3. Prosperity and Poverty --
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4. Markets, Law and Politics --
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5. Liberty and the Virtues of Commerce --
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6. The Dangers of Commerce --
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7. The Idea of a Commercial Society --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9780748645336
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748645336
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748645336
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