Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
intellectual movement
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Scotland
18th century |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
rationalism
humanism skepticism scientific inquiry empiricism reason |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
political theory
moral philosophy modern economics social_sciences |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Scottish Enlightenment
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Enlightenment
gptkb:French_Enlightenment European_thought |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution Empiricism Rationalism |
| gptkbp:is_a_center_for |
gptkb:Scotland
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Glasgow gptkb:Aberdeen education history art liberalism philosophy science liberty literature individualism tolerance social contract reason progress free market moral sentiments |
| gptkbp:legacy |
advancement of education
promotion of scientific inquiry influence on economic theory development of liberalism encouragement of philosophical debate foundation of modern social sciences Scottish_culture Scottish_history Scottish_literature Scottish_philosophy impact_on_the_French_Revolution influence_on_Western_thought cultural_flourishing_in_Scotland establishment_of_universities_in_Scotland impact_on_the_American_Revolution |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Francis_Hutcheson
gptkb:Adam_Smith gptkb:David_Hume gptkb:John_Millar gptkb:William_Robertson gptkb:Hugh_Blair gptkb:Thomas_Reid |
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Wealth_of_Nations
gptkb:The_Essays,_Moral,_Political,_and_Literary gptkb:The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments A Treatise of Human Nature The Principles of Moral Philosophy An Inquiry into the Good Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion The History of the Reign of Queen Anne The Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense The Inquiry into the Principles of Morals The_Philosophy_of_History The_Philosophy_of_Rhetoric The_History_of_Scotland The_History_of_the_Reign_of_Charles_I |
| gptkbp:timePeriod |
18th century
|