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Sketches of the history of man / Henry Home, Lord Kames ; edited and with an introduction by James A. Harris

Author
Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782
Published
Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Physical Description
3 volumes (xxii, 1,011 pages) ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators
Harris, James A. (James Anthony)

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Contents
v. 1: Progress of men independent of society: Book I: Sketch I: Progress respecting food and population -- Sketch II: Progress of property -- Sketch III: Origin and progress of commerce -- Sketch IV: Origin and progress of arts -- Sketch V: Manners -- Sketch VI: Progress of the female sex -- Sketch VII: Progress and effects of luxury -- v. 2: Progress of men in society: Book II: Sketch I: Appetite for society: origins of national societies -- Sketch II: General view of government -- Sketch III: Different forms of government compared -- Sketch IV: Progress of states from small to great, and from great to small -- Sketch V: Great and small states compared -- Sketch VI: War and peace compared -- Sketch VII: Rise and fall of patriotism -- Sketch VIII: Finances -- Sketch IX: Military branch of government -- Sketch X: Public police with respect to the poor -- Sketch XI: A great city considered in physical, moral, and political views -- Sketch XII: Origin and progress of American nations -- v. 3: Progress of sciences: Book III: Sketch I: Principles and progress of reason -- A brief accunt of Aristotle's logic, with remarks -- Sketch II: Principles and progress of morality -- Sketch III: Principles and progress of theology -- APPENDIX: SKETCHES CONCERNING SCOTLAND: Sketch I: Scotch entails considered in moral and political views -- Sketch II: Government of royal boroughs in Scotland -- Sketch III: Plan for improving and preserving, in order, the highways of Scotland -- Latin tags and phrases.
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Note
"Considerably enlarged by the last additions and corrections of the author."
Originally published in 4 v.: Edinburgh : A. Strahan and T. Cadell. 1788.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 931-944) and index.
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