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    Enlightenment · English

    An Essay on the History of Civil Society

    Adam Ferguson

    An Essay on the History of Civil Society, by Adam Ferguson (1723–1816), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

    Chapters
    36
    Variants
    36
    Genre
    Political Theory
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01Part First.: Of the General Characteristics of Human Nature, Section I.: Of the question relating to the State of Natureprose
    2. 02Sect. II.: Of the principles of Self-preservation.prose
    3. 03Sect. III.: Of the principles of Union among Mankind.prose
    4. 04Sect. IV.: Of the principles of War and Dissension.prose
    5. 05Sect. V.: Of Intellectual Powers.prose
    6. 06Sect. VI.: Of Moral Sentiment.prose
    7. 07Sect. VII.: Of Happiness.prose
    8. 08Sect. VIII.: The same subject continued.prose
    9. 09Sect. IX.: Of National Felicity.prose
    10. 10Sect. X.: The same Subject continued.prose
    11. 11Part Second.: Of the History of Rude Nations, Section I.: Of the Informations on this Subject which are derived from Antprose
    12. 12Sect. II.: Of Rude Nations prior to the Establishment of Property.prose
    13. 13Sect. III.: Of Rude Nations under the Impressions of Property and Interest.prose
    14. 14Part Third.: Of the History of Policy and Arts, Section I.: Of the Influences of Climate and Situation.prose
    15. 15Sect. II.: The History of political Establishments.prose
    16. 16Section III.: Of National Objects in general, and of Establishments and Manners relating to them.prose
    17. 17Section IV.: Of Population and Wealth.prose
    18. 18Sect. V.: Of National Defence and Conquest.prose
    19. 19Section VI.: Of Civil Liberty.prose
    20. 20Section VII.: Of the History of Arts.prose
    21. 21Section VIII.: Of the History of Literature.prose
    22. 22Part Fourth.: Of Consequences that result from the Advancement of Civil and Commercial Arts, Section I.: Of the Separatiprose
    23. 23Section II.: Of the Subordination consequent to the Separation of Arts and Professions.prose
    24. 24Section III.: Of the Manners of Polished and Commercial Nations.prose
    25. 25Part Fourth.: Of Consequences that result from the Advancement of Civil and Commercial Arts, Section IV.: The same Subjeprose
    26. 26Part Fifth.: Of the Decline of Nations, Section I.: Of supposed National Eminence, and of the Vicissitudes of Human Affaprose
    27. 27Section II.: Of the Temporary Efforts and Relaxations of the National Spirit.prose
    28. 28Section III.: Of Relaxations in the National Spirit incident to Polished Nations.prose
    29. 29Part Fifth.: Of the Decline of Nations, Section IV.: The same Subject continued.prose
    30. 30Section V.: Of National Waste.prose
    31. 31Part Sixth.: of Corruption and Political Slavery, Section I.: Of Corruption in General.prose
    32. 32Section II.: Of Luxury.prose
    33. 33Section III.: Of the Corruption incident to Polished Nations.prose
    34. 34Part Sixth.: of Corruption and Political Slavery, Section IV.: The same Subject continued.prose
    35. 35Sect. V.: Of Corruption, as it tends to Political Slavery.prose
    36. 36Section VI.: Of the Progress and Termination of Despotism.prose