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Adam Ferguson's Later Writings - New Letters and an Essay on the French Revolution
Series: Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy
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A critically introduced and edited collection of new letters and an
essay by the philosopher Adam Ferguson Includes 36 new letters and
one essay published for the first time and contextualised within
Ferguson's oeuvre Helps to fill in large gaps in Ferguson's
biography Presents new angles on major areas of study including the
East India Company, the Regency Crisis, Scottish reactions to the
French Revolution, and contemporary perceptions of Adam Smith's
Political Economy, among others Reveals the political influence
that the Moderates of the Scottish Enlightenment, such as Ferguson,
Hugh Blair (1718-1800), and Alexander Carlyle (1722-1805),
attempted to exert on British foreign policy in the late 1790s This
volume will publish for the first time thirty-six, until now,
unpublished letters, as well as a new essay on the French
Revolution, by the moral philosopher, historian and man-of-letters
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816). A major figure in the Scottish
Enlightenment, Ferguson has been one of the principal beneficiaries
of the refocus of scholarly attention beyond the towering figures
of David Hume (1711-1776) and Adam Smith (1723-1790) and toward
their larger intellectual network. Penned during the last decades
of his life, they were all addressed to his close friend Sir John
Macpherson. They concern major topics of the day such as
Enlightenment, Empire, and the French Revolution, as well as
various illuminating details about Ferguson's final decades. They
add considerably to our knowledge of the late Scottish
Enlightenment. Located in a recent acquisition at the British
Library, these previously unnoticed letters add considerably to our
knowledge of Ferguson, his ideas - philosophical, historical, and
political - and his intellectual milieu from 1784 to 1815. A
substantial introductory essay presents the main findings, while
critical apparatus will assist specialists and students alike in
understanding this key Enlightenment thinker.
General
Imprint: |
Edinburgh University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Editors: |
Ian Stewart
• Max Skj nsberg
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4744-8021-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-4744-8021-7 |
Barcode: |
9781474480215 |
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