 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Art and 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 #2 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Art and Society
“...art is natural to man; and that the skill he acquires after many ages of practice, is only the improvement of a talent he possessed at the first.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 3, Section VII.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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