An Essay On The History Of Civil Society / By Adam Ferguson, LL. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. Basil : J. J. Tourneissen, 1789
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Contents.
Part First. Of the General Characteristics of Human Nature.
Section I. Of the question relating to the State of Nature.
15 Sect. II. Of the Principles of Self-preservation.
24 Sect. III. Of the principles of Union among Mankind.
30 Sect. IV. Of the principles of War and Dissension.
38 Sect. V. Of Intellectual Powers.
47 Sect. VI. Of Moral Sentiment.
61 Sect. VII. Of Happiness.
74 Sect. VIII. The same subject continued.
88 Sect. X. [IX.] Of National Felicity.
96 Sect. X. The same subject continued.
113 Part Second. Of The History Of Rude Nations.
113 Section I. Of the Informations on this subject which are derived from Antiquity.
123 Sect. II. Of Rude Nations prior to the Etablishment of Proberty.
146 Sect. III. Of Rude Nations under the Impressions of Property and Interest.
165 Part Third. Of The History Of Policy And Arts.
165 Section I. Of the Influences of Climate and Situation.
185 Sect. II. The History of political Establishments.
206 Sect. III. Of National Objects in general, and of Etablishments and manners relating to them.
209 Sect. IV. Of Population and Wealth.
223 Sect. V. Of National Defence and Conquest.
235 Sect. VI. Of Civil Liberty.
255 Sect. VII. Of the History of Arts.
260 Sect. VIII. Of the History of Literatur.
273 Part Fourth. Of Consequences that result from the Advancement of Civil and Commercial Arts.
273 Section I. Of the Separation of Arts and Professions.
279 Sect. II. Of the Subordination consequent to the Separation of Arts and Professions.
285 Sect. III. Of the Manners of Polished and Commercial Nations.
292 Sect. IV. The same subject continued.
309 Part Fifth. Of The Decline Of Nations.
309 Section I. Of supposed National Eminence, and of the Vicissitudes of Human affairs.
318 Sect. II. Of the Temporary Efforts and Relaxations of the National Spirit.
324 Sect. III. Of Relaxations in the National Spirit incident to Polished Nations.
340 Sect. IV. The same subject continued.
351 Sect. V. Of National Waste.
357 Part Sixth. Of Corruption and Political Slavery.
357 Section I. Of Corruption in General.
369 Sect. II. Of Luxury.
376 Sect. III. Of the Corruption incident to Polished Nations.
386 Sect. IV. The same Subject continued.
395 Sect. V. Of Corruption, as it tends to Political Slavery.
412 Sect. VI. Of the Progress and Termination of Despotism.
Books printed for J. J. Tourneisen.
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