Church and university in the Scottish Enlightenment the moderate literati of Edinburgh
This new book introduces the "moderate literati of Edinburgh", a group of five churchmen whose ideals and values permeated Enlightenment thought and profoundly influenced 18th century Scottish social history. It describes the collective lives and works of Hugh Blair, Alexander Carlyle, Ada...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
cop. 1985
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006017789708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | This new book introduces the "moderate literati of Edinburgh", a group of five churchmen whose ideals and values permeated Enlightenment thought and profoundly influenced 18th century Scottish social history. It describes the collective lives and works of Hugh Blair, Alexander Carlyle, Adam Ferguson, John Home and William Robertson, and analyzes the relationship of the kirk with Enlightenment thought. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 390 p. : il. ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 329-376) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780691054452 |
