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Parent topics
- Scottish Enlightenment [r]: A period in 18th century Scotland characterized by a great outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. [e]
- Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e]
Subtopics
- Adam Ferguson [r]: (1723-1816) philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment, sometimes called the "father of sociology." [e]
- Thomas Reid [r]: Scottish philosopher (1710-1796), one of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, best known as the founder of the "school of common sense". [e]
- James Beattie [r]: (1753-1803) Scottish philosopher and poet. [e]
- John Gregory [r]: (1724–1773) Scottish physician who made major contributions to the field of medical ethics. [e]
- Adam Smith [r]: Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790), a major contributor to the modern perception of free market economics; author of Wealth of Nations (1776). [e]
- James Hutton [r]: (1726–1797) Scottish farmer and naturalist, who is known as the founder of modern geology. [e]
- John Home [r]: (1722–1808) Scottish poet and dramatist. [e]
- Joseph Black [r]: (1728 – 1799) Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide [e]
- Astronomy [r]: The study of objects and processes in the observable universe, e.g. stars, planets, comets or asteroids. [e]
- Bahrain [r]: A kingdom in the Middle East which forms an archipelago lying in the Persian Gulf. [e]
- Plain Folk of the Old South [r]: Middling white Southerners of the 19th century who owned few slaves or none and who played a major role in the history of the Ante Bellum South, [e]