 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Society and Institutions(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 #4 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Society and Institutions
“... the most common establishments of human society are to be classed among the encroachments which fraud, oppression, or a busy invention, have made upon the reign of nature, by which the chief of our grievances or blessings were equally withheld.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 1, Section I.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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