Produced by Stan Goodman, William Craig, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This is an authorized facsimile of the original book, and was produced in 1971 by microfilm-xerography by University Microfilms, A Xerox Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. AN ESSAY on the HISTORY OF CIVIL SOCIETY. * * * * * BY ADAM FERGUSON, L. L. D. CONTENTS * * * * * PART I. OF THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN NATURE. SECTION I. Of the question relating to the State of Nature SECTION II. Of the principles of Self Preservation SECTION III. Of the principles of Union among Mankind SECTION IV. Of the principles of War and Dissention SECTION V. Of Intellectual Powers SECTION VI. Of Moral Sentiment SECTION VII. Of Happiness SECTION VIII. The same subject continued SECTION IX. Of National Felicity SECTION X. The same subject continued PART II. OF THE HISTORY OF RUDE NATIONS. SECTION I. Of the informations on this subject, which are derived from Antiquity SECTION II. Of Rude Nations prior to the Establishment of Property SECTION III. Of rude Nations, under the impressions of Property and Interest * * * * * PART III. OF THE HISTORY OF POLICY AND ARTS. SECTION I. Of the Influences of Climate and Situation SECTION II. The History of Political Establishments SECTION III. Of National Objects in general, and of Establishments and Manners relating to them SECTION IV. Of Population and Wealth SECTION V. Of National Defence and Conquest SECTION VI. Of Civil Liberty SECTION VII. Of the History of Arts SECTION VIII. Of the History of Literature PART IV. OF CONSEQUENCES THAT RESULT FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL ARTS. SECTION I. Of the Separation of Arts and Professions SECTION II. Of the Subordination consequent to the Separation of Arts and Professions SECTION III. Of the Manners of Polished and Commercial Nations SECTION IV. The same subject continued * * * * * PART V. OF THE DECLINE OF NATIONS. SECTION I. Of supposed National Eminence, and of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs SECTION II. Of the Temporary Efforts and Relaxations of the National Spirit SECTION III. Of Relaxations in the National Spirit incident to Polished Nations SECTION IV. The same subject continued SECTION V. Of National Waste PART VI. OF CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL SLAVERY. SECTION I. Of corruption in general SECTION II. Of Luxury SECTION III. Of the Corruption incident to Polished Nations SECTION IV. The same subject continued SECTION V. Of Corruption, as it tends to Political Slavery SECTION VI. Of the Progress and Termination of Despotism AN ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF CIVIL SOCIETY. * * * * * PART FIRST. OF THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN NATURE. * * * * * SECTION I.