The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks |
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Author:
| MILLAR, John |
Series title: | Natural Law Paper Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-86597-477-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
Publisher: | Liberty Fund, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.50 |
Book Description:
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The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. Drawing on Adam Smith's four-stages theory of history and the natural law's traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature of authority.
John Millar (1735-1801) attended...
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The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. Drawing on Adam Smith's four-stages theory of history and the natural law's traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature of authority.
John Millar (1735-1801) attended Adam Smith's lectures at the University of Glasgow and later became a distinguished professor of law there.
Aaron Garrett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University.