Politics and Society in Scottish Thought.

This volume illustrates the way political and social philosophers of 18th-century Scotland tried to answer the following question: 'What is, and what ought to be, the relationship between the modern market and stable, desirable social order?' The essays belong to the second half of the cen...

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Main Author: Nagao, Shinichi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Luton : Andrews UK, 2012.
Series:Library of Scottish philosophy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Series Editor's Note; Introduction; Body matter; I. The Discovery of Modern Market Society; One: David Hume (1711-1776); Two: Adam Smith (1723-1790); II. Governing the Market; Three: James Steuart (1712-1780); Four: Adam Ferguson (1723-1816); III. Utopian Imagination & Radical Reforms; Five: Robert Wallace (1697-1771); Six: William Ogilvie (1736-1819); Seven: Thomas Reid (1710-1796); Back matter; Bibliography; Also available.