{"product_id":"9789048169917","title":"International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées: The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées: The Social, Political and Moral Thought of Adam Ferguson\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHill, Lisa\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough 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 \u003cem\u003esystem\u003c\/em\u003e and includes his moral and faculty psychology, historiography, theology, politics and social science. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFerguson 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789048169917\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/1-4020-3890-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 286\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378883780748,"sku":"9789048169917","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048169917.jpg?v=1776432727","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789048169917","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}