The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment |
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| Author:
| Berry, Christopher J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-9378-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Online resource |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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A definitive exposition of a key idea shaping the world we know today
The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised.
A definitive exposition of a key idea shaping the world we know today
The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised.