SKETCHES OF THE HISTORY OF MAN 3 VOL PB SET

256 Pages·2007·1.05 MB·English

by  HENRY HOME

sketches of the history of man
book ii
natural law and
enlightenment classics
KnudHaakonssen
GeneralEditor
HenryHome,LordKames

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Progressof MeninSociety
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Kames,HenryHome,Lord,1696–1782.
Sketchesofthehistoryofman/HenryHome,LordKames;
editedandwithanintroductionbyJamesA.Harris.
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“Considerablyenlargedbythelastadditionsandcorrectionsoftheauthor.”
Originallypublishedin4v.:Edinburgh:A.StrahanandT.Cadell.1788.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Contents:bk.1. Progressofmenindependentofsociety—
bk.2. Progressofmeninsociety—bk.3. Progressofsciences.
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contents
sketches of the history of man
book i: ProgressofMenIndependentofSociety 53
book ii: ProgressofMeninSociety 337
sketch i: AppetiteforSociety—Originof
NationalSocieties 339
sketch ii: GeneralViewofGovernment 371
sketch iii: DifferentFormsofGovernment
Compared 375
sketch iv: ProgressofStatesfromSmalltoGreat,
andfromGreattoSmall 389
sketch v: GreatandSmallStatesCompared 396
sketch vi: WarandPeaceCompared 405
sketch vii: RiseandFallofPatriotism 416
sketch viii: Finances 432
sketch ix: MilitaryBranchofGovernment 491
sketch x: PublicPolicewithRespecttothePoor 521
sketch xi: AGreatCityConsideredinPhysical,
Moral,andPoliticalViews 546
sketch xii: OriginandProgressofAmerican
Nations 555
book iii: ProgressofSciences 581

book ii
progress of men in society