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Parent topics
- Scotland [r]: A country that forms the northernmost part of the United Kingdom; population about 5,200,000. [e]
- The Enlightenment [r]: An 18th-century movement in Western philosophy and intellectual life generally, that emphasized the power or reason and science to understand and reform the world. [e]
Subtopics
- Poker Club [r]: One of several clubs in Edinburgh that were the focus of intellectual exchange during the Scottish Enlightenment [e]
Philosophers
- James Beattie [r]: (1753-1803) Scottish philosopher and poet. [e]
- Hugh Blair [r]: (1718 – 1800) Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Edinburgh, and Presbyterian preacher whose sermons and writings made a major contribution to the Scottish Enlightenment [e]
- James Burnet, Lord Monboddo [r]: (1714 - 1799) Scottish judge and anthropologist, a leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, best remembered as a founder of comparative historical linguistics. [e]
- Erasmus Darwin [r]: (1731-1802) Physician, poet, philosopher, botanist, and naturalist; grandfather of Charles Darwin. [e]
- Adam Ferguson [r]: A philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment (1723-1816). [e]
- Henry Home, Lord Kames [r]: (1696 – 1782) Scottish philosoper and adcocate, and a leading member of the Scottish Enlightenment; notably, he argued that the politics of Scotland were not based on loyalty to Kings or Queens but on property ownership. [e]
- David Hume [r]: (1711-1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. [e]
- Frances Hutcheson [r]: (1694-1746) Moral philosopher, prominent in the Scottish Enlightenment, known for his theory of aesthetics (that beauty is not a property of the object, but arises from an innate "aesthetic sense"). [e]
- John Millar [r]: (1735 – 1801) philosopher and historian, professor of civil law at Glasgow University, pioneer of the concept of economic determinism. [e]
- Adam Smith [r]: Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790), a major contributor to the modern perception of free market economics; author of Wealth of Nations (1776). [e]
- Dugald Stewart [r]: (1753 - 1828) Scottish philosopher of the "common-sense" school who played a major role in making the "Scottish philosophy" predominant in 19th century Europe; known for his theory of taste. [e]
- Thomas Reid [r]: Scottish philosopher (1710-1796), one of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, best known as the founder of the "school of common sense". [e]
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Figures who influenced or were influenced by the Scottish Enlightement
- Robert Adam [r]: (1728-1792) Neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. [e]
- Andrew Bell [r]: (1726-1809) Scottish engraver who co-founded the Encyclopaedia Brittanica [e]
- James Boswell [r]: (1740 - 1795) Scottish author, best known as Samuel Johnson’s biographer, and for the detailed and frank diaries that he kept for much of his life. [e]
- Joseph Black [r]: (1728 – 1799) Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide [e]
- Robert Burns [r]: The National poet of Scotland (1759-96); writer of Auld Lang Syne. [e]
- John Clerk [r]: (1728 – 1812), expert in naval tactics, devised strategy used by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar [e]
- William Cullen [r]: (1710-1790) The leading British physician of the 18th century. [e]
- Andrew Duncan [r]: (1744- 1877) Scottish medical reformer, best known for his humane treatment of the mentally ill. [e]
- Robert Fergusson [r]: (1750 - 1774) Scottish poet whose verse inspired Robert Burns. [e]
- John Gregory [r]: (1724–1773) Scottish physician who made major contributions to the field of medical ethics. [e]
- John Home [r]: (1722–1808) Scottish poet and dramatist. [e]
- James Hutton [r]: (1726–1797) Scottish farmer and naturalist, who is known as the founder of modern geology. [e]
- James Lind [r]: (1716–1794) Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene, whose recommendation that fresh citrus fruit and lemon juice be added to the diet of sailors saw scurvy eliminated from the British Navy. [e]
- Colin MacLaurin [r]: (1698–1746) Scottish mathematician who published the first systematic exposition of Newton's calculus. [e]
- John Playfair [r]: (1748-1819) Scottish mathematician, best known for his explanation and promotion of the work of James Hutton [e]
- Sir Henry Raeburn [r]: (1756-1823) Scottish portrait painter; best known work is Reverend Robert Walker (1755-1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch [e]
- Allan Ramsay [r]: (1713–1784) Scottish portrait-painter of the "Rococo Era". [e]
- Allan Ramsay (1686–1758) [r]: Poet who wrote mainly in the Scots vernacular, and is best known for his pastoral verse-play "The Gentle Shepherd". [e]
- William Robertson [r]: (1721-1793) Historian, most notable for his 'History of Scotland' [e]
- Sir Walter Scott [r]: (1771 – 1832) Scottish historical novelist popular throughout Europe in his lifetime; his novels include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, 'and The Heart of Midlothian. [e]
- Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- William Smellie [r]: (1740-1795) Editor of the first edition of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. [e]
- James Watt [r]: Scottish engineer and inventor (1736-1819), best known for major innovations in re the steam engine; the watt (unit of power) is named after him. [e]
Important places in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e]
- Edinburgh University [r]: Founded in 1582, one of the leading academic institutions in the UK. [e]
- Glasgow [r]: The largest city in Scotland (est 1995 pop 675,000); located on the River Clyde, it became a great shipbuilding center during the Industrial Revolution. [e]
- University of Glasgow [r]: Add brief definition or description
