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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > key people in libertarianism > Adam Ferguson
social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > Adam Ferguson
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > modern political thought > key people in modern political thought > Adam Ferguson
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > key people in political theory > Adam Ferguson

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Adam Ferguson  

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  • Adam Ferguson (1723–1816) was a prominent member of a circle of Scottish Enlightenment thinkers that included David Hume and Adam Smith. Born in the village of Logeirat, Perthshire, on the fringes of the Scottish highlands, he was the only highlander in the group. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Ferguson, Adam]

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