Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
The purpose of this article is to reconsider Albert O. Hirschman’s classification of the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment in response to Montesquieu’s “doux commerce” mechanism. Why did he rank James Steuart and John Millar among the “optimistic” supporters of the political benefits of tra...
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École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Astérion |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/asterion/3859 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this article is to reconsider Albert O. Hirschman’s classification of the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment in response to Montesquieu’s “doux commerce” mechanism. Why did he rank James Steuart and John Millar among the “optimistic” supporters of the political benefits of trade? And why did he rank Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson among the “pessimistic” supporters? |
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| ISSN: | 1762-6110 |