Scottish Enlightenment and Hegel's Account of 'Civil Society'

The present study, which investigates the influence of the Scottish Enlightenment on Hegel''s account of ''civil society'' or "biirgerliche Gesellschaft", is based on my PhD thesis, submitted to the University of Cambridge in September 1983. Its publication provides me with a welcome opportunity to acknowledge the help and encouragement I have received over the years from scholars, friends, and re...