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O filósofo e historiador Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) é um dos expoentes do chamado iluminismo escocês. Sucessor de David Hume no cargo de responsável pela biblioteca da Ordem dos Advogados de Edimburgo e professor de Filosofia da Natureza na Universidade da mesma cidade, é autor de obras decisivas para o entendimento do liberalismo clássico.
Adam Ferguson. Adam Ferguson ( Logierait, 20 giugno 1723 – Saint Andrews, 22 febbraio 1816) è stato un sociologo, storico, filosofo e moralista britannico, tra i massimi rappresentanti dell' illuminismo britannico . Viene talvolta considerato come il "padre della sociologia moderna" [1] .
Adam Ferguson (1723–1816) was a leading figure of the “Scottish Enlightenment,” a period of intense intellectual activity that took place in the second half of the eighteenth century. Famous in his day, Ferguson held the Chair in Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh (1764–1785) and exerted considerable intellectual influence in Britain, Europe and America.
14 de mai. de 2018 · Adam Ferguson was born in the manse of Logierait, Perthshire, in 1723, and was educated for the Christian ministry (like so many leaders of thought in the Scotland of his day) at St. Andrews and Edinburgh. At the age of 21, he was appointed deputy-chaplain—and later chaplain—of the famous Highland “Black Watch” regiment.
ADAM FERGUSON: A PRESENTATION Abstract: In this paper, in the sense of history of ideas, we discuss about the life and works of the Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson (1723-1816), mainly on his book An Essay on the History of the Civil Society (1767), his most notable work. The key point, a
Adam Ferguson, philosopher and historian was one of the great Scottish Enlightenment figures and is considered by many to be the founder of sociology. He was born, the youngest of nine children in the Perthshire village of Logierait and lived from 1723 to 1816. Initially tutored at home by his father, a local parish minister, Adam Ferguson ...
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was a member of the Scottish Enlightenment who succeeded David Hume in his post as Librarian of the Advocate’s Library in Edinburgh. Ferguson later became professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and wrote important works on philosophy and history.
