The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks: Or, an Inquiry Into the Circumstances Which Give Rise to Influence and Authority, in the Different Members of

by John Millar and John Millar

Book Overview

The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. Drawing on Adam Smith's four-stages theory of history and the natural law's traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865974772
• ISBN13: 9780865974777
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5