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Scottish Librarians: Douglas Dunn, John Dury, Adam Ferguson, George Mackenzie, Henry Scrimgeour, Alexander Anderson, David I. Masson |
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English |
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Paperback |
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64 |
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2010-05-07 |
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1155909070 |
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Books LLC |
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0.23 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.12 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Douglas Dunn, John Dury, Adam Ferguson, George Mackenzie, Henry Scrimgeour, Alexander Anderson, David I. Masson, James Duff Brown, Theresa Breslin, Patrick Young, Thomas Ruddiman, Robert Wodrow, Helen Macinnes, Stuart Harris-Logan, George Grub, Walter Goodall. Excerpt: Adam Ferguson. Adam Ferguson , also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 (O.S. ) (July 1, N.S.) - 22 February 1816) was a philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment . He is sometimes called "the father of modern sociology ." Life Born at Logierait in Atholl , Perthshire , Scotland , he received his education at Perth grammar school and at the University of St Andrews . In 1745, owing to his knowledge of Gaelic , he gained appointment as deputy chaplain of the 43rd (afterwards the 42nd) regiment (the Black Watch ), the licence to preach being granted him by special dispensation, although he had not completed the required six years of theological study. It remains a matter of debate as to whether, at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745), Ferguson fought in the ranks throughout the day, and refused to leave the field, though ordered to do so by his colonel. Nevertheless, he certainly did well, becoming principal chaplain in 1746. He continued attached to the regiment till 1754, when, disappointed at not obtaining a living, he left the clergy and resolved to devote himself to literary pursuits. After residing in Leipzig for a time, he returned to Edinburgh where in January 1757 he succeeded David Hume as librarian to the Faculty of Advocates (see Advocates' Library ), but soon relinquished this office on becoming tutor in the family of the Earl of Bute . In 1759 Ferguson became professor of natural philosophy in the University of Edinburgh , and in 1764 transferred to the chair of "pneumatics" (mental philo...
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