The ideas of this Scottish Enlightenment are exported to the colonies and fan the flames of revolution against the evils and cruelties of Empire.

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“‘The Happiest and Most Honourable Period of My Life’: Adam Smith’s Service to the University of Glasgow,” in The Scottish Enlightenment: Human Nature, Social Theory, and Moral Philosophy, ed. Robin ...

On return, he sought out friends and companions who included other great figures of the Scottish Enlightenment such as Adam Smith, and grew into the clubbable, slightly chubby figure captured in ...

During the late 18th century, inventions, such as James Watt's steam engine, powered Scottish industry and changed the nation's society. The Industrial Revolution had arrived. Video: In Search of ...