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Introduction: The Work of Christopher J. Berry – An Appreciation
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R. J. W. Mills
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Notes on Contributors viii
- Preface xi
- Introduction: The Work of Christopher J. Berry – An Appreciation 1
- 1. Scottish Enlightenment Settings for the Discussion of the ‘Science of Man’ 26
- 2. The ‘Almost Wilfully Perverse’ Lord Monboddo and the Scottish Enlightenment’s Science of Human Nature 49
- 3. The Rough Edges of Civilisation in the Scottish Enlightenment 71
- 4. The Stickiness of Manners? The Progress of Middling Rank Manners in David Hume, Adam Smith and John Millar 98
- 5. ‘The Happiest and Most Honourable Period of My Life’: Adam Smith’s Service to the University of Glasgow 115
- 6. Adam Smith on Political Leadership 132
- 7. Adam Smith and the Virtue of Punctuality 164
- 8. Civility and Slavery: The Problematic Basis of Civilised Society in Hume’s History of England 173
- 9. Hume as Forerunner of the Sociology of Emotions: The Effect of Context, Comparison and Sympathy on the Genesis of Pride 199
- 10. The Reception and Study of David Hume’s Economic Thought in China 222
- Index 242
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Notes on Contributors viii
- Preface xi
- Introduction: The Work of Christopher J. Berry – An Appreciation 1
- 1. Scottish Enlightenment Settings for the Discussion of the ‘Science of Man’ 26
- 2. The ‘Almost Wilfully Perverse’ Lord Monboddo and the Scottish Enlightenment’s Science of Human Nature 49
- 3. The Rough Edges of Civilisation in the Scottish Enlightenment 71
- 4. The Stickiness of Manners? The Progress of Middling Rank Manners in David Hume, Adam Smith and John Millar 98
- 5. ‘The Happiest and Most Honourable Period of My Life’: Adam Smith’s Service to the University of Glasgow 115
- 6. Adam Smith on Political Leadership 132
- 7. Adam Smith and the Virtue of Punctuality 164
- 8. Civility and Slavery: The Problematic Basis of Civilised Society in Hume’s History of England 173
- 9. Hume as Forerunner of the Sociology of Emotions: The Effect of Context, Comparison and Sympathy on the Genesis of Pride 199
- 10. The Reception and Study of David Hume’s Economic Thought in China 222
- Index 242
