Christian stoicism and politeness : the making of the social ethics of the Scottish Enlightenment

Exploring the moral theorist that underpinned eighteenth-century Scottish society has become a key component of Scottish Enlightenment historiography. Leading figures of the Enlightenment, including Hugh Blair, William Robertson and Adam Smith, examined human nature, morality and activity in a disti...

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Main Author: Merikoski, Ingrid Ann
Published: University of Edinburgh 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.657710