The Scottish Enlightenment was markedly different than the Enlightenment on the European continent. To help us explore this topic, we'll take a look at the following questions:
- How did David Hume influence the way in which history is recounted?
- Why would later philosophers see Hume as more reasonable than his French and German counterparts?
- Why was post-Enlightenment Britain more open to organized religion than the continent?
Recommended Reading: Herman, Arthur. How the Scots Invented the Modern World. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2003.
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