“Like the winds that come we know not whence and blow whither they list, the forms of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin; they arise, long before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not from the speculations, of men.”

About Adam Ferguson

Philosopher • Scottish

Adam Ferguson was a prominent Scottish philosopher and historian associated with the Scottish Enlightenment. He is often considered one of the fathers of modern sociology for his insightful analyses of societal...