Essays on David Hume, Medical Men and the Scottish Enlightenment: 'Industry, Knowledge and Humanity'

The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of intellectual and scientific progress in a country previously considered to be marginal to the European intellectual scene. This volume of essays considers a broad range of themes pertinent to the period, from the European Enlightenment and the Scots relation to it, to Scottish social history and its relation to religion, science and medicine.

Contents: The world in which the Scottish Enlightenment took shape; Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682-1761): patronage and the creation of the Scottish Enlightenment; How many Scots were enlightened?; What did 18th-century Scottish students read?; 'Our excellent and never to be forgotten friend': David Hume (26 April 1711-25 August 1776; Hume's intellectual development: part II, 1711-1762; Hume's histories; Hume's economics; Numbering the medics; What is to be done about the Scottish Enlightenment?; Indexes