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In this far-ranging and innovative study Christopher Berry explores the meanings and ramifications of the idea of luxury. Insights from political theory, philosophy and intellectual history are utilised in a sophisticated conceptual analysis that is complemented by a series of specific historical investigations. Dr Berry suggests that the value attached to luxury is a crucial component in any society's self-understanding, and shows how luxury has changed from being essentially a negative term, threatening social virtue, to a guileless ploy supporting consumption. His analytic focus upon the interplay between the notions of need and desire suggests that luxuries fall into four categories - sustenance, shelter, clothing and leisure - and these are exemplified in sources as diverse as classical philosophy and contemporary advertising.

History of civilization --- Luxury --- Luxe --- History. --- Philosophy --- Histoire --- Philosophie --- Economics --- Wealth --- Cost and standard of living --- Leisure class --- History --- Arts and Humanities --- LUXE --- MANDEVILLE (BERNARD) --- HUME (DAVID), PHILOSOPHE ANGLAIS, 1711-1776 --- SMITH (ADAM), 1723-1790 --- HISTOIRE --- CRITIQUE ET INTERPRETATION --- PENSEE POLITIQUE ET SOCIALE

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David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, Lord Kames, John Millar, James Dunbar and Gilbert Stuart were at the heart of Scottish Enlightenment thought. This introductory survey offers a clear interpretation and synthesis of the social thought of these thinkers.

Social sciences --- Philosophy, Scottish --- Enlightenment --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- History --- Philosophy. --- Scotland --- Intellectual life --- Philosophy --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- History of philosophy --- anno 1700-1799

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The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil Society' to lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's 'Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind'.

Enlightenment --- Capitalism --- Market economy --- Economics --- Profit --- Capital --- History --- Scotland --- Intellectual life --- Commerce --- Philosophy. --- History. --- Smith, Adam, --- Hume, David, --- Ferguson, Adam, --- Political and social views. --- Trade --- Traffic (Commerce) --- Business --- Merchants --- Transportation --- Caledonia --- Scotia --- Schotland --- Sŭkʻotʻŭllandŭ --- Ecosse --- Škotska --- Great Britain --- Hume, David

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Community --- Socialism --- Democracy --- Individualism --- Capitalism --- Capitalism. --- Communities. --- Democracy. --- Individualism. --- Socialism.