Nathaniel Wolloch: 2 books
History and Nature in the Enlightenment
Praise of the Mastery of Nature in Eighteenth-Century Historical Literature
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
The mastery of nature was viewed by eighteenth-century historians as an important measure of the progress of civilization. Modern scholarship has hitherto taken insufficient notice of this important idea. This book discusses the topic in connection with the mainstream religious, political, and philosophical...
Nature in the History of Economic Thought
How Natural Resources Became an Economic Concept
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
From antiquity to our own time those interested in political economy have with almost no exceptions regarded the natural physical environment as a resource meant for human use. Focusing on the period 1600-1850, and paying particular attention to major figures including Adam Smith, T.R. Malthus, David...