Essays on David Hume, Medical Men and the Scottish Enlightenment - 'Industry, Knowledge and Humanity' (Paperback)

The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of intellectual and scientific progress, in a country previously considered to be marginal to the European intellectual scene. Yet the enlightenment was not about politeness or civic humanism, but something more basic - the making of an improved society which could compete in every way in a rapidly changing world. David Hume, writing in 1752, commented that 'industry, knowledge and humanity are linked together by an indissoluble chain'. Collectively this volume of essays embraces many of the topics which Hume included under 'industry, knowledge and humanity': from the European Enlightenment and the Scots relation to it, to Scottish social history and its relation to religion, science and medicine. Overarching themes of what it meant to be enlightened in the eighteenth century are considered alongside more specific studies of notable figures of the period, such as Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, and David Hume, and the training and number of Scottish medical students. Together, the volume provides an opportunity to step back and reconsider the Scottish Enlightenment in its broader context and to consider what new directions this field of study might take.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2009
Authors:	Roger L Emerson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-26588-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-138-26588-8
Barcode:	9781138265882

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