 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Workers and Working Class Society(published by RevoltSource) |
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Scottish Philosopher, Historian of the Scottish Enlightenment, Anti-Traditional, Anti-State, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Establishment
: A Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson was sympathetic to traditional societies, such as the Highlands, for producing courage and loyalty. He criticized commercial society as making men weak, dishonourable and unconcerned for their community. Ferguson has been called "the father of modern sociology" for his contributions to the early development of the discipline. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #8 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Workers and Working Class Society
“...it is certainly reasonable to form our opinion of the rank that is due to men of certain professions and stations, from the influence of their manner of life in cultivating the powers of the mind, or in preserving the sentiments of the heart.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 4, Section II.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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