Scottish Enlightenment - A Social History

Originally published in 1976, this book discusses the relationship of the age of intellectual enlightenment in Scotland to the age of economic improvement and analyses the Scottish Enlightenment from a more sociological point of view. It describes the intense period of high intellectual endeavour and activity that took place in the resorts of the cultural social Scottish elite in 18^th and early 19^th Century Scotland. It discusses the crucial place of lawyers in 18^th Century Scottish society and examines the intellectual features of the Scottish university system, charting the rise of the societies, clubs and other institutions such as the Encyclopaedia Britannica and The Edinburgh Review.

List of contents

1. The Scottish Enlightenment 2. The Prelude and the Setting 3. The Church 4. The Law 5. The Study of Social Man 6: Universities: Medicine and Science 7. New Institutions and the Scottish Enlightenment 8. Conclusion and Interpretive.

About the author

Anand C. Chitnis

Summary

Originally published in 1976, this book discusses the relationship of the age of intellectual enlightenment in Scotland to the age of economic improvement and analyses the Scottish Enlightenment from a more sociological point of view.

Product details

• Authors: Anand C. Chitnis, Chitnis Anand C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2023
• EAN: 9781032070773
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3207077-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Scotland
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, Scotland, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history