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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Scotland has a unique opportunity to engage with the United States – as it celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of the US ...

The latest meeting of EK Probus Club was opened by its president Barrie Crawford, writes Ken Lawton. He introduced Robert ...

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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 ...