The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment by Christopher J. Berry

The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment

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  • Genre European History
  • Publisher Edinburgh University Press
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  • Size 2.56 MB
  • Length 256 Pages

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Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, looking at key works from Adam Smith, David Hume and Adam Ferguson alongside lesser-known figures.

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