 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Learning and Virtue(published by RevoltSource) |
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Scottish Philosopher, Historian of the Scottish Enlightenment, Anti-Traditional, Anti-State, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Establishment
: A Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson was sympathetic to traditional societies, such as the Highlands, for producing courage and loyalty. He criticized commercial society as making men weak, dishonourable and unconcerned for their community. Ferguson has been called "the father of modern sociology" for his contributions to the early development of the discipline. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #4 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Learning and Virtue
“If virtue be the supreme good, its best and most signal effect is, to communicate and diffuse itself.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 1, Section VI.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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