Examines how Montesquieu, Hume, Smith, and Ferguson's foundational liberal theories responded to the moral and civic challenges of early capitalism Brings together discussions of key Enlightenment thinkers Montesquieu, David Hume, Adam Smith, and Adam Ferguson Recaptures a conceptual space in the famous eighteenth-century commerce and virtue debates, which illustrates the possibility that one may accept the general principles of modernity while maintaining a healthy skepticism towards commerce Compares how Montesquieu and key thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment developed their distinct...