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THE IDEA OF COMMERCIAL SOCIETY IN T
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Description for THE IDEA OF COMMERCIAL SOCIETY IN T
Hardcover. Explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the arguments Scottish philosophers put forward for and against the idea. This book focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HPCD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
This is the first exposition of how Enlightenment thinkers viewed this idea that shapes the world today. The Scottish Enlightenment was the first intellectual movement to view commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation - one that still shapes our everyday lives. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the arguments Scottish philosophers put forward for and against the idea. This is the first book to focus on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. It analyses key ... Read more
This is the first exposition of how Enlightenment thinkers viewed this idea that shapes the world today. The Scottish Enlightenment was the first intellectual movement to view commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation - one that still shapes our everyday lives. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the arguments Scottish philosophers put forward for and against the idea. This is the first book to focus on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. It analyses key ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748645329
SKU
V9780748645329
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About Berry
Christopher J. Berry is Professor Emeritus of Political Theory at Glasgow University, which he joined from 1970, from the LSE where he completed his doctorate. He is best known for his work on the Scottish Enlightenment and on the 'Idea of Luxury'. He has given invited keynote lectures on these themes in China, Japan, Chile, the US and in Europe. ... Read more
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