Philosophy

October 7, 2004 8:45 PM

The eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment.
posted by semmi (5 comments total)

Related stuff :- the Highland Clearances, and Scotland's Pages from the National Library of Scotland.
posted by plep at 11:09 PM on October 7, 2004

See also the Liberty Fund's Scottish Enlightenment page, which has a number of e-texts. I'm extremely fond of John Millar (nineteenth-century biographical account here).
posted by thomas j wise at 5:47 AM on October 8, 2004

Scottish philosophy in the 18th Century.
Scottish philosophy in the 19th Century
posted by biffa at 6:07 AM on October 8, 2004

This post and the follow up links are great.
I wish I had something smart to say, but this is more one of those shut up and read treasures I love to see on MeFi.

The closest I've been getting to Scottish Philosophers lately is Oor Wullie.
posted by putzface_dickman at 8:18 AM on October 8, 2004

No one expects the Scottish Enlightenment!
posted by oncogenesis at 3:28 PM on October 8, 2004