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Versuch über die Geschichte der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft
No full textvon Adam Ferguson, Professor der Sittenlehre auf der Universität zu Edenburg ; aus dem Englischen übersetztTitelvignett
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
Adam Ferguson and the Idea of Civil Society: Moral Science in the Scottish Enlightenment
No full textExamines Adam Ferguson's philosophy, political theory and social thought in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Adam Ferguson, a friend of David Hume and Adam Smith, was among the leading Scottish Enlightenment figures who worked to develop a science of man. He created a methodology for moral science that combined empirically based social theory with normative moralising. He was among the first in the English-speaking world to make use of the terms civilization, civil society and political science.
Craig Smith explores Ferguson's thought, and examines his attempt to develop a genuine moral science and its place in providing a secure basis for the virtuous education of the new elite of Hanoverian Britain. The Ferguson that emerges is far from the stereotyped image of a republican sceptical about commercial society and much closer to the mainstream of the Scottish Enlightenment and its defence of the new British commercial order
Ferguson, Adam
No full textAdam Ferguson, profilo biografico con particolare attinenza all'opera "Saggio sulla storia della società civile
Adam Ferguson: uma apresentação
No full textIn this paper, in the sense of history of ideas, we discuss about the life and works of the Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson (1723-1816), mainly on his book An Essay on the History of the Civil Society (1767), his most notable work. The key point, a general concern among Scottish thinkers of the XVIIIth century, and appears insistently in Ferguson, is the trying to reconcile moral values in a commercial society. We used two commentators, David Kettler and Fania Oz-Salzberger, as well as academic papers and books of other authors as secondary references.Neste trabalho, no sentido de história das ideias, trataremos da vida e obra do filósofo escocês Adam Ferguson (1723-1816), com principal atenção ao livro An Essay on the History of the Civil Society (1767), seu trabalho mais célebre. O principal ponto, o que também era uma preocupação dos pensadores escoceses do século XVIII e na obra de Ferguson aparece insistentemente, é a tentativa de conciliar valores morais em uma sociedade comercial. Utilizamos como base dois comentadores, David Kettler e Fania Oz-Salzberger, e como bibliografia secundária, auxiliamo-nos de artigos acadêmicos de outros autores
Adam Ferguson on Trade and Empire
No full textAdam Ferguson (1723-1816) was a leading member of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is often considered to be more sceptical about commercial modernity than his friend Adam Smith. This paper examines Ferguson’s views on trade and empire with particular reference to the British North American Empire. By contrasting Ferguson’s analysis with that of Smith, it shows that, while Smith’s discussion sees an economic analysis drive his political recommendations, in the case of Adam Ferguson a political analysis predominates over economic concerns in his view on the dispute with the American colonists.Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) est un acteur de premier plan des Lumières écossaises. Il est souvent considéré comme moins enthousiaste sur le sujet de la modernité commerciale que son ami Adam Smith. L’article s’intéresse à la pensée de Ferguson sur le commerce et l’Empire, avec un accent particulier sur l’Empire britannique en Amérique du Nord. En comparant leur approche, il apparaît qu’à l’inverse de Smith qui appuie ses recommandations politiques sur son analyse économique, pour Ferguson, la politique prime sur les considérations économiques en relation avec la question des colons américains
Adam Ferguson: Aproximaciones al concepto de "sociedad civil"
No full text"Adam Ferguson: Aproximaciones al conceptode "sociedad civil"
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