{"product_id":"natural-rights-on-the-threshold-of-the-scottish-enlightenment-the-writings-of-gershom-carmichael-9780865973190","title":"Natural Rights on the Threshold of the Scottish Enlightenment: The Writings of Gershom Carmichael","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gershom Carmichael\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Natural Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGershom Carmichael\u003c\/strong\u003e (1672-1729) was the first professor of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow, preceding Hutcheson, Smith, and Reid. His philosophy focused on the natural rights of individuals--the natural right to defend oneself, to own the property on which one has labored, and to services contracted for with others. Although he appealed to the authority of Grotius and Locke, the grounds on which he defended natural rights were distinctively his own. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatural Rights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first modern edition and translation of his published works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Silverthorne\u003c\/strong\u003e is Honorary University Fellow in the School of Classics at the University of Exeter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45409961181335,"sku":"9780865973190","price":2164.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780865973190.webp?v=1767312186","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/natural-rights-on-the-threshold-of-the-scottish-enlightenment-the-writings-of-gershom-carmichael-9780865973190","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}