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The Scottish Enlightenment: Minds That Shaped the Modern World
In this episode of The Story of Scotland, we peel back the layers of the Scottish Enlightenment to reveal how a small nation became the intellectual engine of the modern world. We explore the collaborative spirit of Edinburgh’s Select Society and the Old University, where figures like David Hume, Adam Smith, and Francis Hutcheson debated morality, economics, and natural philosophy. Unlike the centralized academies of France or Italy, Scottish innovation was decentralized, rooted in parish schools and local societies that made knowledge accessible. We examine the specific ideas that emerged…
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