Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais

The purpose of this article is to reconsider Albert O. Hirschman’s classification of the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment in response to Montesquieu’s “doux commerce” mechanism. Why did he rank James Steuart and John Millar among the “optimistic” supporters of the political benefits of tra...

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Main Author: Alexandra Hyard
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Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 2019-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/asterion/3859
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Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
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Montesquieu
doux commerce
Hirschman
Scottish Enlightenment
title Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
title_full Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
title_fullStr Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
title_full_unstemmed Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
title_short Hirschman, Montesquieu et les philosophes écossais
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topic Montesquieu
doux commerce
Hirschman
Scottish Enlightenment
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