Scotland and France in the Enlightenment - Bog

The Scottish and French Enlightenments are arguably the two intellectual movements of the eighteenth century that were the most influential in shaping the modern age. This challenging selection of essays comparing Scottish and French enlightenment views of natural history, jurisprudence, moral philosophy, history, and art history, complicates and enriches the notion of "Enlightenment" and will inaugurate a new field of Franco-Scottish studies.