Lisa Hill 
The Passionate Society [PDF ebook] 
The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson

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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. Ferguson’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 Ferguson’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. Ferguson’s appreciation of this fact, and his ability to make social science of it, is his major achievement.

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Introduction: The Passionate Society.- Reading Ferguson.- Ferguson’s Theology/Ontology.- Method and Historiography.- Ferguson’s Faculty and Moral Psychology.- Ferguson’s “Invisible Hand”.- Ferguson’S Early Conflict Theory.- Habit.- The Environment.- Corruption And Problems Of Modernity.- Progress and Decline.- Ferguson’s Conservatism.- Conclusion.

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Língua Inglês ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 286 ● ISBN 9781402038907 ● Tamanho do arquivo 2.3 MB ● Editora Springer Netherland ● Cidade Dordrecht ● País NL ● Publicado 2006 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 2147368 ● Proteção contra cópia DRM social

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