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The Passionate Society - The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson (Hardcover, 2006 ed.) Loot Price: R2,959
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The Passionate Society - The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Lisa Hill

The Passionate Society - The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

Lisa Hill

Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees, 191

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Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was a major figure of the Scottish Enlightenment whose thought was, in many respects, original and distinctive. This book is a study of his ideas and of the intellectual forces that shaped them.

Though somewhat overlooked in the nineteenth century, Ferguson was rescued from obscurity in the first half of the twentieth century by scholars interested in the origins of sociology and early critiques of modernity. Fergusona (TM)s interest in the mechanics of social life and especially social change led him to many groundbreaking insights. In fact, he is sometimes identified as the 'Father of Modern Sociology'. In addition to exploring whether or not he merits this title, this study examines the whole of Fergusona (TM)s thought as a system and includes his moral and faculty psychology, historiography, theology, politics and social science.

Ferguson is distinguished by his deep appreciation of the complexity of the human condition; his study of society is based on the belief that it is not only reason, but the unseen, unplanned, sub-rational and visceral forces that keep the human universe in motion. Fergusona (TM)s appreciation of this fact, and his ability to make social science of it, is his major achievement.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees, 191
Release date: 2006
First published: 2006
Authors: Lisa Hill
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Edition: 2006 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-3889-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
LSN: 1-4020-3889-5
Barcode: 9781402038891

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