The moral culture of the Scottish enlightenment 1690–1805 by Thomas Ahnert (Review) by Mills, R. J. W.

“…This engaging work is a significant contribution to scholarship both on the Scottish Enlightenment and on the relationship between the European Enlightenment and religion. …”
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"Modern Infidels," "Conscientious Fools," and the Douglas Affair: the Orthodox rhetoric of conscience in the Scottish Enlightenment by Daniel, D

The Enlightenment in Scotland

“…What was the Scottish Enlightenment? Long since ignored or sidelined, it is now a controversial topic – damned by some as a conservative movement objectively allied to the enemies of enlightenment, placed centre stage by others as the archetype of what is meant by ‘Enlightenment’. …”

Ottoman despotism and Islamic constitutionalism in Mehmed Ali's Egypt by Hill, P

“…In 1842, Khalīfa ibn Maḥmūd, an Egyptian official of the state of Mehmed Ali, translated the Scottish Enlightenment historian William Robertson’s A View of the Progress of Society in Europe (1769). …”

Ottoman despotism and Islamic constitutionalism in Mehmed Ali’s Egypt by Hill, P

“…In 1842, Khalīfa ibn Maḥmūd, an Egyptian official of the state of Mehmed Ali, translated the Scottish Enlightenment historian William Robertson’s A View of the Progress of Society in Europe (1769). …”

Miscellany/Mélanges

“…Carrell, Les souvenirs d’un fils: documents inédits sur la comtesse de Sabran <br/> Mark Goldie, Common Sense philosophy and Catholic theology in the Scottish Enlightenment <br/> Bertram Eugene Schwarzbach, Une nation reniée – une nation adoptée: la politisation du judaïsme en France <br/> Nancy Senior, The teaching of reading during the Revolution <br/> J.…”

The Enlightenment above national context: political economy in eighteenth-century Scotland and Naples by Robertson, J

“…It is now common to study the Enlightenment 'in national context', and in few cases has the approach been more fertile than in the study of the Scottish Enlightenment. The danger of this approach, however, is that it deflects attention from the international connections of the Enlightenment, fragmenting the movement as a whole. …”

Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment: English, Scottish and French influences on the third US president by McLean, I

“…From his college days, he started to absorb the quite distinct views of the Scottish Enlightenment then the five years he spent in Paris (1784-1789), mostly as American Minister to France, broadened his horizons even more. …”

Miscellany/Mélanges

“…Harari, D'une raison à l'autre: le dispositif Sade <br/> Norbert Waszek, Bibliography of the Scottish Enlightenment in Germany <br/> Jim Mitchell, The spread and fluctuation of eighteenth-century printing <br/> Jeroom Vercruysse, Joseph Marie Durey de Morsan chroniqueur de Ferney (1769-1772) et l'édition neuchâteloise des <em>Questions sur l'Encyclopédie</em> <br/> Helen Rosenau-Carmi, Ledoux's <em>L'Architecture</em> <br/> Anne Boës and Robert L. …”

The Famous Ballads of Anna Gordon, Mrs. Brown (Book Chapter) by Perry, Ruth

“…When one thinks of the Scottish enlightenment, one imagines men striding up the craggy peak adjoining Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, arguing and gesticulating, or reading one another‟s works by candle light, or sitting over whiskey or beer in largely male company. …”
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Scottish political ideas in eighteenth century Germany by Oz-Salzberger, F, Oz-Salzberger, Fania

“…<p>This thesis examines the reception of the works of Adam Ferguson, a major thinker of the Scottish Enlightenment, by a range of German readers in the late eighteenth century. …”

The Early Britannica

“…The contributors also examine the cultural and intellectual milieu in which the <em>Britannica</em> flourished, discussing its role in the Scottish Enlightenment and comparing its pressrun, contents, reputation, and influence with those of the much more reform-minded <em>Encyclopédie</em>. …”

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“…Emerson, Natural philosophy and the problem of the Scottish Enlightenment <br/> David Coward, The Revolutionary pamphlets of Restif de La Bretonne <br/> Julie C. …”

Data for 'Scottish Towns and Urban Society in the Enlightenment, c.1745-1820' by Harris, B, McKean, C

“…The period chosen also coincided neatly with the flowering of the Scottish Enlightenment, which, in turn, created a climate of opinion which helped to shape the nature of 'improvement' in a range of spheres, not just urban life, as a concept, a process (or series of processes), and as the pre-eminent national goal.…”