The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish EnlightenmentAlexander Broadie The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment offers a philosophical perspective on an eighteenth-century movement that has been profoundly influential on western culture. A distinguished team of contributors examines the writings of David Hume, Adam Smith, Thomas Reid, Adam Ferguson, Colin Maclaurin and other Scottish thinkers, in fields including philosophy, natural theology, economics, anthropology, natural science and law. In addition, the contributors relate the Scottish Enlightenment to its historical context and assess its impact and legacy in Europe, America and beyond. The result is a comprehensive and accessible volume that illuminates the richness, the intellectual variety and the underlying unity of this important movement. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers in philosophy, theology, literature and the history of ideas. |
Contents
The contexts of the Scottish Enlightenment | 9 |
Religion and rational theology | 31 |
The human mind and its powers | 60 |
Anthropology the original of human nature | 79 |
Science in the Scottish Enlightenment | 94 |
Scepticism and common sense | 117 |
Moral sense and the foundations of morals | 136 |
The political theory of the Scottish Enlightenment | 157 |
Legal theory | 222 |
Sociality and socialisation | 243 |
Historiography | 258 |
Art and aesthetic theory | 280 |
The impact on Europe | 298 |
The impact on America Scottish philosophy and the American founding | 316 |
The nineteenthcentury aftermath | 338 |
Select bibliography | 351 |
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