 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Learning and Class War(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 #5 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Learning and Class War
“There is a vigor, a reach of capacity, and a sensibility of mind, which may characterize as well the savage as the citizen, the slave as well as the master; and the same powers of the mind may be turned to a variety of purposes.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 3, Section I.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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