The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment

doi:10.1017/CCOL0521802733

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.

‘… this valuable collection …’

Source: Contemporary Review

'… succeeds admirably in providing wide coverage of Scottish intellectual life from 1681 to 1795 … the present volume will be useful to a wide variety of readers interested in the Enlightenment in Scotland.'

Source: Journal of Scottish Philosophy

'Historians of science will rejoice to find how well-written this book is …'

Source: Ambix

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Frontmatter
pp i-xvi
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Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Alexander Broadie
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1 - The contexts of the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 9-30
- By Roger Emerson
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2 - Religion and rational theology
pp 31-59
- By M. A. Stewart
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3 - The human mind and its powers
pp 60-78
- By Alexander Broadie
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4 - Anthropology: the ‘original’ of human nature
pp 79-93
- By Aaron Garrett
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5 - Science in the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 94-116
- By Paul Wood
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6 - Scepticism and common sense
pp 117-135
- By Heiner F. Klemme
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7 - Moral sense and the foundations of morals
pp 136-156
- By Luigi Turco
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8 - The political theory of the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 157-177
- By Fania Oz-Salzberger
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9 - Economic theory
pp 178-204
- By Andrew S. Skinner
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10 - Natural jurisprudence and the theory of justice
pp 205-221
- By Knud Haakonssen
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11 - Legal theory
pp 222-242
- By John W. Cairns
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12 - Sociality and socialisation
pp 243-257
- By Christopher J. Berry
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13 - Historiography
pp 258-279
- By Murray G. H. Pittock
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14 - Art and aesthetic theory
pp 280-297
- By Alexander Broadie
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15 - The impact on Europe
pp 298-315
- By Michel Malherbe
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16 - The impact on America: Scottish philosophy and the American founding
pp 316-337
- By Samuel Fleischacker
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17 - The nineteenth-century aftermath
pp 338-350
- By Gordon Graham
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pp 351-358
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Index
pp 359-366
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-8

1 - The contexts of the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 9-30

2 - Religion and rational theology
pp 31-59

3 - The human mind and its powers
pp 60-78

4 - Anthropology: the ‘original’ of human nature
pp 79-93

5 - Science in the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 94-116

6 - Scepticism and common sense
pp 117-135

7 - Moral sense and the foundations of morals
pp 136-156

8 - The political theory of the Scottish Enlightenment
pp 157-177

9 - Economic theory
pp 178-204

10 - Natural jurisprudence and the theory of justice
pp 205-221

11 - Legal theory
pp 222-242

12 - Sociality and socialisation
pp 243-257

13 - Historiography
pp 258-279

14 - Art and aesthetic theory
pp 280-297

15 - The impact on Europe
pp 298-315

16 - The impact on America: Scottish philosophy and the American founding
pp 316-337

17 - The nineteenth-century aftermath
pp 338-350

Select bibliography
pp 351-358

Index
pp 359-366

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