The Scottish Enlightenment

The Scottish Enlightenment

by Alexander Broadie (Author)

Synopsis

The Scottish Enlightenment was one of the greatest intellectual and cultural movements that the world has ever seen. Its legacy in philosophy, history, science, music, art, architecture, economics, and many other disciplines cannot be overstated. This book considers the totality of achievements from this most astonishing period of Scottish history and how they still animate and inspire the world today.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2007

ISBN 10: 1841586404
ISBN 13: 9781841586403

Media Reviews
'an accessible primer on the main ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment' - Edinburgh Review'direct, considered ... [gets] down to the nuts and bolts of how the Enlightenment worked' - Scottish Affairs
Author Bio
Alexander Brodie is a Professor of Logic and Rhetoric at Glasgow University - a chair once occupied by Adam Smith - and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has published many books on Scottish thought.