The Social Theory of the Scottish Enlightenment

by Christopher J. Berry

David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, Lord Kames, John Millar, James Dunbar and Gilbert Stuart were at the heart of Scottish Enlightenment thought. This introductory survey offers the student a clear, accessible interpretation and synthesis of the social thought of these historically significant thinkers. Organised thematically, it takes the student through their accounts of social institutions, their critique of individualism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748608648
• ISBN13: 9780748608645
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"