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Autore |
Emerson Roger L |
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Titolo |
Essays on David Hume, medical men and the Scottish Enlightenment : industry, knowledge and humanity / / Roger L. Emerson |
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Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-58023-3 |
1-317-14164-4 |
1-317-14163-6 |
1-282-05436-8 |
9786612054365 |
0-7546-9338-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Collana |
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Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy, Scottish - 18th century |
Enlightenment - Scotland |
Scotland Intellectual life 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-278) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 The World in which the Scottish Enlightenment Took Shape; 2 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682-1761): Patronage and the Creation of the Scottish Enlightenment; 3 How Many Scots Were Enlightened; 4 What Did Eighteenth-Century Scottish Students Read?; 5 'Our Excellent and Never To Be Forgotten Friend:' David Hume (26 April 1711-25 August 1776); 6 Hume's Intellectual Development: Part II; 7 Hume's Histories; 8 A Note on Hume and Political Economy; 9 Numbering the Medics |
10 What is to be Done About the Scottish Enlightenment?Select Bibliography; Indices |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of intellectual and scientific progress in a country previously considered to be marginal to the European intellectual scene. This volume of essays considers a broad range of themes pertinent to the period, from the European Enlightenment and the Scots relation to it, to Scottish social history and |
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