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The Scottish Enlightenment: Adam Smith and David Hume (Reading List)

The Scottish Enlightenment: Adam Smith and David Hume (Reading List)

In the eighteenth century, Scotland experienced a period of great intellectual achievement. The political, economic, and philosophical ideas that came out of the Scottish Enlightenment still have a huge influence on our world today, especially those of Adam Smith and David Hume. This reading list provides an introduction to the ideas of the two economists and philosophers, especially on political economy and the nature of justice....

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politics, ppe, scottish enlightenment, political economy, philosophy, original contract, theory of moral sentiments, political science, economics, wealth of nations, justice, division of labor, adam smith, david hume
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Material Type:
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Date Added to MERLOT:
August 18, 2017
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 22, 2017
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Emmy Simkiss
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College General Ed, Graduate School
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English
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