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THE ARTICLE IS CONCERNED WITH THE NORMATIVE BASIS OF THE ROOT CLAIM OF NATIONALISM, THAT A NATION SHOULD BE SELF-GOVERNING, AND EXAMINES UPON WHAT UNDERSTANDING OF VALUE, PRINCIPLE, AND NORM IT RESTS.

A carefully curated selection of new and classic essays by Scottish Enlightenment expert Christopher J. BerryThis collection of essays by Christopher J. Berry spans several decades and multiple shifts across Scottish Enlightenment, Hume and Smith studies. It brings together classic essays – some of which are difficult to find – with 3 new pieces, which cumulatively constitute a distinct interpretation. Clustered around the themes of sociability, the Humean science of man and the Smithian engagement with commerce and morality, these collected works will be of considerable value to those working in political philosophy, the history of ideas and the history of economic and social theory.Also included is a substantial introduction which, alongside Berry's personal intellectual history, provides a commentary on the development of the study of the Scottish Enlightenment.Key FeaturesChristopher J. Berry is a leading expert in Scottish Enlightenment scholarshipClustered around the themes of sociability, the Humean science of man and the Smithian engagement with commerce and moralityWill be of considerable value to those working in political philosophy, the history of ideas and the history of economic and social theoryIncludes a substantial introduction which, alongside Berry's personal intellectual history, provides a commentary on the development of the study of the Scottish Enlightenment

13. Hume and Superfluous Value (or the Problem with Epictetus' Slippers)14. Science and Superstition: Hume and Conservatism; 15. Hume on Happiness; Part III: Adam Smith; Introduction to Part III; 16. Adam Smith's 'Considerations' on Language; 17. Smith and Science; 18. Adam Smith: Commerce, Liberty and Modernity; 19. Adam Smith and the Virtues of a Modern Economy; 20. Adam Smith's 'Science of Human Nature'; 21. Adam Smith on Liberty 'in our present sense of the word'; Bibliography; Index

The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil

The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. Key Features. The first book to focus on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, positioning it as the movement's core idea Analyses key works like Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, David Hume's Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects and Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society Gives a full account by looking at the contemporary influence of lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind

AbstractThe essay investigates the proposition that economic questions are a fit subject for science. This investigation will involve a selective examination of seventeenth-century writings before looking at again selective Enlightenment texts. The essay is deliberately wide ranging, but it aims to pick out the emergence or crystallization of political economy by noting how theorists sought to establish it as a subject matter and in the process develop ways of studying it that aimed to uncover regularities and exhibit generality, systematicity, and precision. Together these supported its pretensions or claims to be a science that would in a Baconian manner be useful and free of the perceived shackles of a moralistic classical disparagement of economic activity.