Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, advocated for a free market economy driven by competition and self-interest. Smith argued against mercantilism and government intervention, ...
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The meeting in 1774 between Lobsang Palden Yeshes (1738–1780), the Third Panchen Lama, and George Bogle (1746–1781), an agent of the East India Company, was the first encounter between Britain and ...
On Sunday, David Brooks discussed theories of the French and Scottish Enlightenments and their relevance to contemporary American politics. In his definitions, he lumped Edmund Burke with Scottish ...
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A conversation with David W. R. Purdie MD FRCP Ed. FRSSA FSA Scot. Honorary Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh David Purdie is interested in the history, ...
Crowded with Genius: The Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh’s Moment of the Mind , by James Buchan. HarperCollins, 340 pages, $29.95. At the beginning of the 18th century, the city of Edinburgh was ...
This website is a good guide to the notable figures and events in Scottish Industry during the period known as the Industrial Revolution.You can find out about the working conditions for people of all ...
In 1750 Scotland was much as it had ever been - a poor rural country ruled by its nobles. In two generations the Scottish Enlightenment changed all that, transforming Scotland into a modern capitalist ...
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