Essay on the History of Civil Society

Name: Essay on the History of Civil Society
Author: Adam Ferguson

by Adam Ferguson

Foundational work on the development of human society and civilization

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Adam Ferguson

Scottish philosopher and historian whose Essay on the History of Civil Society is a foundational text of sociology. He analyzed how commercial society generates both freedom and inequality. He was part of the Scottish Enlightenment alongside Hume, Smith, and Kames.

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