Broadie, A. (2015) Adam Ferguson on human nature and enlightened governance. In: Demetriou, K. N. and Loizides, A. (eds.) Scientific Statesmanship, Governance and the History of Political Philosophy. Series: Routledge innovations in political theory. Routledge: New York, pp. 137-151. ISBN 9780415729758
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Abstract
An account, based principally on Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society (1767), of his concept of enlightened governance, and of the relation between that concept and his concept of human nature.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Adam Ferguson, scientific statesmanship, enlightened governance, human nature, Scottish Enlightenment |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Broadie, Professor Alexander |
| Authors: | Broadie, A. |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9780415729758 |
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