Scp>Ferguson,Adam (1723–1816)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles R Smith (0000-0002-3976-0889, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Craig Smith (0000-0002-6707-5977) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0660 |
| OpenAlex | W2952349034 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Adam Ferguson (1723–1816) was a leading member of the Scottish Enlightenment and a close friend of Adam Smith and David Hume. His most famous book, An Essay on the History of Civil Society (1767), is widely recognized as one of the foundational texts of the sociological tradition and has proved influential on social theorists as diverse as Hegel, Marx, and F.A. Hayek. Ferguson's contribution to the development of sociology lay in his stress on the importance of empirically grounded theory focused on social‐level explanation, his recognition of natural sociability and the importance of socialization, and his focus on the significance of unintended consequences for the evolution of civil society. His analysis of the negative effects of the division of labor prefigured later arguments about alienation, and his analysis of warfare and social cohesion anticipated conflict sociology
Adam smith · Alienation · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Hegelianism · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |