Adam Ferguson in the Scottish Enlightenment
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, European General
| Author: | Iain McDaniel | ISBN: | 9780674075283 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Iain McDaniel |
| ISBN: | 9780674075283 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Unlike his contemporaries, who saw Europe’s prosperity as confirmation of a utopian future, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam Ferguson saw a reminder of Rome’s lesson that egalitarian democracy could become a self-undermining path to dictatorship. This is a major reassessment of a critic overshadowed today by David Hume and Adam Smith.
Unlike his contemporaries, who saw Europe’s prosperity as confirmation of a utopian future, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam Ferguson saw a reminder of Rome’s lesson that egalitarian democracy could become a self-undermining path to dictatorship. This is a major reassessment of a critic overshadowed today by David Hume and Adam Smith.
