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This collection of 11 specially commissioned essays examines the transformative contribution of the Scottish Enlightenment to modernity by examining three central themes: the Scots' pioneering conception of commercial society, the equally pioneering development of the Scots 'science of human nature' and the emergence of the modern political economy.

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Author:   R. J. W. Mills ,  Craig Smith (Professor of the History of Political Thought, University of Glasgow)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9781474467315

ISBN 10:   1474467318
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   13 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PrefaceFonna Forman 1. Introduction: The Work of Christopher J. Berry – An AppreciationR. J. W. Mills and Craig Smith 2. Scottish Enlightenment Settings For The Discussion Of The ‘Science Of Man’Roger L. Emerson 3. The ‘Almost Wilfully Perverse’ Lord Monboddo and the Scottish Enlightenment’s Science of Human NatureR. J. W. Mills 4. The Rough Edges of Civilisation in the Scottish EnlightenmentCraig Smith 5. The Stickiness of Manners? The Progress of Middling Rank Manners in David Hume, Adam Smith and John MillarSpyridon Tegos 6. ‘The Happiest and Most Honourable Period of My Life’: Adam Smith’s Service to the University of GlasgowRyan Patrick Hanley 7. Adam Smith on Political LeadershipEric Schliesser 8. Adam Smith and the Virtue of Punctuality: An Essay in Honour of Christopher BerryMaria Pia Paganelli 9. Civility and Slavery: The Problematic Basis of Civilised Society in Hume’s History of EnglandNaohito Mori 10. Hume as Forerunner of the Sociology of Emotions the effect of context, comparison and sympathy on the genesis of prideAna Marta González 11. The Reception and Study of David Hume’s Economic Thought in ChinaZhang Zheng-ping Index

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Craig Smith is Professor of the History of Political Thought in the School of Social and Political Sciences at The University of Glasgow.

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