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This book is a major contribution to the social history of ideas. It brings to life the intellectual, moral and political milieu that fostered the Scottish Enlightenment in the second half of the 18th century. It examines the changing patterns of intellectual life amongst some of the greatest thinkers of the time.

This classic edition, and a 30th anniversary edition, brings a key Scottish history text back to life in a popular new series, affordable for students of 18th century Scottish history and of the European Enlightenment.