JAMES MILL, THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE PROBLEM OF CIVIL RELIGION
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244317000397
Abstract: This article argues for a reassessment of James Mill's anticlerical, and possibly atheistic, brand of secularism. Mill's well-known religious skepticism and criticism of the Church of England, it is suggested, have tended to obscure his… read more here.
Keywords: scottish enlightenment; enlightenment problem; religion; james mill ... See more keywords
MORAL CULTURE AND HISTORICAL PROGRESS IN THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244317000646
Abstract: We continue to be intrigued by the Scottish Enlightenment. How was it that a relatively remote country on the geographical periphery of Europe—with a harsh climate, a largely mountainous terrain, a strict Calvinist creed, a… read more here.
Keywords: progress; scottish enlightenment; philosophy; moral culture ... See more keywords
Chemistry and slavery in the Scottish Enlightenment
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DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2020.1738747
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Scottish Enlightenment has long been identified with abolitionism because of the writings of the moral and economic philosophers and the absence of slaves in Scotland itself. However, Scots were disproportionately represented in the… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; slavery scottish; chemistry slavery; scottish enlightenment ... See more keywords
The Cambridge companion to the Scottish enlightenment, 2nd ed.
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DOI: 10.1080/09608788.2020.1813080
Abstract: The second edition of The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment has the same goal as the first edition (published in 2003): to describe “the historical circumstances”, the “leading idea... read more here.
Keywords: scottish enlightenment; companion scottish; cambridge companion;