Hook, Andrew
The Glasgow Enlightenment
- ISBN 13:
- 9781910900567
- author:
- Hook, Andrew
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Donald Short Run Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 15.5 x 2 centimetres (0.45
- Genre:
- History, General, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Glasgow Enlightenment offers a comprehensive exploration of this pivotal period in eighteenth-century Glasgow. Seven chapters focus on prominent professors from Glasgow University, including Adam Smith and Francis Hutcheson, who made significant contributions to philosophy, law, and politics. These individuals, along with others, played a major role in shaping the European world of thought during this time. The book also delves into the lives of other notable figures, such as physician John Moore and James Boswell during his student days. Additionally, it examines popular poetry and the views of Popular party clergymen who challenged the dominant academic Enlightenment with an alternative vision of liberty and piety. A new bibliographical preface by Richard B. Sher provides valuable context for understanding the substantial secondary literature on eighteenth-century Glasgow and the Glasgow Enlightenment since its original publication.
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