This book considers the politics of patronage appointments at the universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews, exploring the ways in which 388 men secured

Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish re

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The decades between the French Revolution and the mid-nineteenth century were a period of radical transformation in Scottish society and culture on many levels.

A new account of a vital period in the history of ethics, focusing on the content of morality.