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The Age of the Passions: Interpretation of Adam Smith and Scottish Enlightenment Culture
The Age of the Passions Interpretation of Adam Smith and Scottish Enlightenment Culture
Author: John Dwyer
This study argues that the 18th century, so long regarded as the age of reason, should also be considered the age of passions. Eighteenth-century writers began to explore self-interest, sociability and love, and to manipulate them in ways that would have momentous consequences for the development of Western culture. When carefully cultivated: se...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781898410171
ISBN-10: 1898410178
Publication Date: 9/25/1997
Pages: 220
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Publisher: Tuckwell Press Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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