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Civil Society Theory: Ferguson, Adam. L ISA H ILL. Politics Discipline, University of Adelaide, School of.. were An Essay on the History of Civil Society (1767).
In doing so, Ferguson pioneers the concept of spontaneous order. This selection has been excerpted from the fifth edition (1782) of Adam Ferguson’s An Essay on the History of Civil Society. The full text can be found at the Online Library of Liberty.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society. Adam Ferguson. T. Cadell, 1773. The History of political Establishments Wl 203. 51: Of the Manners of Polished and Commercial. 58: Of Civil Liberty 258. 66:. An Essay on the History of Civil Society Adam Ferguson Full view - 1773.
Ferguson's An Essay on the History of Civil Society (1767) drew on classical authors and contemporary travel literature, to analyze modern commercial society with a critique of its abandonment of civic and communal virtues. Central themes in Ferguson's theory of citizenship are conflict, play, political participation and military valor.
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was one of the central figures in the Scottish Enlightenment. His Essay on the History of Civil Society (first published in 1767) is a bold and novel attempt to reclaim the tradition of active citizenship and apply it to the modern state.
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