Origin of the Distinction of Ranks
Or An Inquiry into the Circumstances Which Give Rise to Influence & Authority in the Different Members of Society
Published on 1. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-0-86597-477-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. 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.
John Millar (1735-1801) attended Adam Smith's lectures at the University of Glasgow and later became a distinguished professor of law there.
Aaron Garrett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
568 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86597-477-7 (9780865974777)
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John Millar
Origin of the Distinction of Ranks
E-Book
08/2013
1st Edition
Liberty Fund Inc.
€24.29
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Content
Introduction; 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 1; Appendix 1: Note on the Edition; Appendix 2: Millars Preface to the First Edition; Appendix 3: Millars 'Lectures on Government'; Index.