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Enlightenment's Frontier

- The Scottish Highlands and the Origins of Environmentalism

About Enlightenment's Frontier

Looks at the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment - which gave birth to modern-day environmentalism - and sheds new light on Scottish thinkers such as Carl Linneaus, David Hume and Adam Smith. In this book, the author argues that Smith's defence of free markets was actually based on idealized notions of self-regulating natural systems.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300162547
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 368
  • Published:
  • June 17, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 151x236x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 670 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024

Description of Enlightenment's Frontier

Looks at the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment - which gave birth to modern-day environmentalism - and sheds new light on Scottish thinkers such as Carl Linneaus, David Hume and Adam Smith. In this book, the author argues that Smith's defence of free markets was actually based on idealized notions of self-regulating natural systems.

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