 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Learning and The Individual(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 The Individual
“We must look for the characters of men in the qualities of the mind, not in the species of their food, or in the mode of their apparel.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 6, Section II.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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