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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797881403321

Autore

Longaker Mark Garrett <1974->

Titolo

Rhetorical style and bourgeois virtue : capitalism and civil society in the British Enlightenment / / Mark Garrett Longaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-271-07479-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 pages )

Collana

The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric

Disciplina

174/.409171241

Soggetti

Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain - History

Rhetoric - Great Britain - History

Enlightenment - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Works -- Definitions and Introductions -- 1 John Locke on Clarity -- 2 Adam Smith on Probity -- 3 Hugh Blair on Moderation -- 4 Herbert Spencer on Economy -- Conclusions and Provocations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Focuses on the writings of John Locke, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Herbert Spencer to explore how the discipline of rhetoric connected the economics and ethics of capitalism from the British Enlightenment through the nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.