The Glasgow Enlightenment by Andrew Hook

The Glasgow Enlightenment by Andrew Hook

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This text presents the selected proceedings of a conference sponsored by the 18th-century Scottish Studies Society. It looks at the achievements of intellectual and academic figures who made Glasgow into a centre of enlightenment in the 18th century.

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The Glasgow Enlightenment by Andrew Hook

This text presents the selected proceedings of a conference sponsored by the 18th-century Scottish Studies Society. It looks at the achievements of intellectual and academic figures who made Glasgow into a centre of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The book looks at the work of Adam Smith and his fellow scholars, such as Frances Hutcheson, Thomas Reid, John Millar and John Anderson. At a time when the Glasgow economy was booming in the strength of its trade with America, these and other Glasgow men of science and learning were making major contributions to the European world of philosophy, law, economics, science and knowledge in general.
Andrew Hook, FBA, FRSE, is Emeritus Bradley Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Richard B. Sher, FRHistS, CorrFRSE, is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
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ISBN 13 9781898410188
ISBN 10 1898410186
Title The Glasgow Enlightenment
Author Andrew Hook
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2001-01-01
Number of pages 240
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