The Scottish Enlightenment: Essays in Reinterpretation (Rochester Studies in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580460658 ISBN 13: 9781580460651

Publisher: University of Rochester Press, 2000

Synopsis

A collection of ten specially commissioned essays addressing five themes central to any study of the Scottish Enlightenment: one, the place [both physical and cognitive] of science and medicine in the Scottish Enlightenment; two, the institutionalization of enlightenment in the universities; three, the cultivation of the different branches of "the science of man" in the Scottish Enlightenment; four, the national and international contexts of enlightenment thought in Scotland; and five, the historiography of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Taking up these themes, the editor and contributors explore facets of enlightened culture in Scotland which have not been given their due in the literature, and reassess current interpretations of various aspects of the Scottish Enlightenment specifically and its relation to the European Enlightenment in general. Special emphasis is given to such major Scottish thinkers as Francis Hutcheson, George Campbell, Thomas Reid, and David Hume.

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Review:

A rich volume. . . historiographically sophisticated and generous. . .This is mandatory starting point for anyone embarking on Scottish Enlightenment studies. BULLETIN FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Splendid collection, an appropriate testament to the richness of Emerson's scholarship. It offers a set of essays that each stands on its own but when taken together provide a superb exposition of leading themes in the study of the Scottish Enlightenment over the past few decades. 18C SCOTLAND

Handsome collection of essays. . . an excellent choice for a course on the Scottish Enlightenment. . . explores many of the issues that inform current historiography. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE

[A] fine collection of essays. MEDICAL HISTORY, July 2003, 47 [3]

. . . Wide-ranging and authoritative essays. . . His readings form an important contribution to the history of the novel, narrative theory, and the gender of writing. ASSOCIATION FOR SCOTTISH LITERARY STUDIES

Focuses on the role of medicine in the Scottish Enlightenment. . . what emerges from these essays is a sense that eighteenth-century medicine was at an intersection between science and philosophy, and that training in it was an important part of how the Scottish Enlightenment travelled out of Scotland. YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES

Synopsis:

Despite the recent surge of scholarship on the Scottish Enlightenment, no single volume has attempted to take stock of the field since the 1980s. The Scottish Enlightenment: Essays in Reinterpretation brings together essays by an international group of experts who are all well known for their publications on eighteenth-century Scotland. Individually, the essays cover a wide range of topics, from medicine to moral philosophy, and each chapter expands our knowledge of the Enlightenment in Scotland by providing new information or a fresh look at significant questions which have aroused controversy in the past. Readers will find the latest research on the culture of print in the Scottish Enlightenment; the medical world of eighteenth-century Scotland; the relations between the Scottish literati and Enlightened savants in England and Europe; geography and the rise of public science in Scotland; the philosophical systemes of Francis Hutcheson, George Campbell, and Thomas Reid; the manuscripts of David Hume; and the historical works of Dugald Stewart.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1580460658
• ISBN 13: 9781580460651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Wood Paul