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Origins of the Scottish Enlightenment, 1707-76

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  • © 1978

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Authors:
  1. Jane Rendall
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Part of the book series: History in Depth (HD)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction: The Origins of the Scottish Enlightenment

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 1-27

  3. Biographical Notes

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 28-36

  4. Signs of Change

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 37-73

  5. The Ideas of Francis Hutcheson

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 74-95

  6. Moral Philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment: The Study of Human Nature

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 96-122

  7. The Principles of ‘Natural History’

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 123-147

  8. Social Institutions

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 148-175

  9. Commerce and Civilisation

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 176-205

  10. ‘A Centre … of Politeness and Refinement’: Edinburgh’s Augustan Age

    • Jane Rendall
    Pages 206-236

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 237-257
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Origins of the Scottish Enlightenment, 1707-76

  • Authors: Jane Rendall

  • Series Title: History in Depth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04140-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-04140-4Published: 17 June 1978

  • Series ISSN: 2947-3632

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-3640

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 257

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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