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The Scottish Enlightenment: Minds That Shaped the Modern World
We often think of the Scottish Enlightenment as a gathering of ivory-tower philosophers, but it was actually a gritty, collaborative movement born in Edinburgh’s cramped tenements and taverns. This episode dives into the specific dynamics of the Select Society and the Coffee House culture that fueled thinkers like Adam Smith, David Hume, and Joseph Black. We explore how these men used reason not just to debate theology, but to reimagine commerce, medicine, and society itself. From the invention of the modern hospital at the Royal Infirmary to the radical ideas in The Wealth of Nations, we…
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