The Scottish Enlightenment 1730-1790: A Hotbed of Genius

by Jean Jones, David Daiches, Peter Jones

Book Overview

Offering a study of the Scottish Enlightenment, this collection of essays deals with the period from 1730 to 1790 - one of the most important in Scotland's history. It was an age when many aspects of mankind's existence - philosophy, economics, art, law, architecture, medicine, engineering - were studied and questioned. It was also a time when Scotland's cities were hotbeds of genius, and Scotsmen such as the philosopher David Hume, the economist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854110690
• ISBN13: 9780854110698
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Saltire Society
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 5.70 lbs.