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Author:   Roger L. Emerson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138265882

ISBN 10:   1138265888
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The World in which the Scottish Enlightenment Took Shape; Chapter 2 Archibald Campbell, 3 rd Duke of Argyll (1682–1761); Chapter 3 How Many Scots Were Enlightened?; Chapter 4 What Did Eighteenth-Century Scottish Students Read?; Chapter 5 ‘Our Excellent and Never To Be Forgotten Friend:’ David Hume (26 April 1711–25 August 1776); Chapter 6 Hume’s Intellectual Development; Chapter 7 Hume’s Histories; Chapter 8 A Note on Hume and Political Economy; Chapter 9 Numbering the Medics; Chapter 10 What is to be Done About the Scottish Enlightenment?;

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'It is difficult to find a book on the Scottish Enlightenment that does not cite the work of Roger Emerson. Over the past three decades he has been an indefatigable archaeologist of the social frameworks that facilitated the ferment of knowledge not only in Scotland, but in all of Great Britain and its colonies. This book continues in the tradition of this fine corpus of scholarship.' ISIS 'Overall, Emerson, an eminent and respected scholar, has produced a valuable and informative contribution to the Enlightenment canon.' Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies 'Emerson's compressed and pithy style packs immense substance into a modest number of pages. Some essays are rich in quantitative detail, others in pointed sententiae that will provoke and reward thoughtful consideration.' Hume Studies

'It is difficult to find a book on the Scottish Enlightenment that does not cite the work of Roger Emerson. Over the past three decades he has been an indefatigable archaeologist of the social frameworks that facilitated the ferment of knowledge not only in Scotland, but in all of Great Britain and its colonies. This book continues in the tradition of this fine corpus of scholarship.' ISIS 'Overall, Emerson, an eminent and respected scholar, has produced a valuable and informative contribution to the Enlightenment canon.' Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies 'Emerson’s compressed and pithy style packs immense substance into a modest number of pages. Some essays are rich in quantitative detail, others in pointed sententiae that will provoke and reward thoughtful consideration.' Hume Studies

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Roger L. Emerson is Emeritus Professor of History, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

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