The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks: Or, An Inquiry Into The Circumstances Which Give Rise To Influence and Authority, In the Different Members Of Society - Rilegato

Millar, John; Garrett, Aaron

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ISBN 10: 0865974764 ISBN 13: 9780865974760

Casa editrice: Liberty Fund, 2006

Riassunto

First published in 1771, The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is John Millar's examination of the nature of authority and how and why it changes. Drawing on Adam Smith's four-stages theory of history and the natural law's traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature of authority. In particular he argues that, with the progress of arts and manufacture, authority tends to become less violent and concentrated, and ranks tend to diversify.
The Liberty Fund edition is based on the fourth, posthumous, edition of 1806, which includes a biographical sketch of Millar written by his nephew, John Craig, a respected political philosopher in his own right.

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• Editore: Liberty Fund
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0865974764
• ISBN 13: 9780865974760
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 316