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245 00 a| Character, self, and sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment /c| edited by Thomas Ahnert and Susan Manning.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2011.;

300 a| xv, 298 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm.;

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520 a| "This book is about Enlightenment ideas of "character." It argues for their central importance in eighteenth-century thought and culture. The scope of this volume extends well beyond the confines of literary history. It examines discussions of race, nation, the self, virtue, sociability, and historical progress. The specially commissioned essays in this volume are the first, collectively, to address the broader significance of Enlightenment "character," and to do so from an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus is on the Scottish Enlightenment, but contributors consider these debates in their international contexts and in relation to parallel developments in Britain, Europe, and America"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-286) and indexes.;

505 00 t| Introduction: character, self, and sociability in the Scottish enlightenment --t| Reid and Hume on the possibility of character /r| James A. Harris --t| Adam Smith's Rhetorical art of character /r| Stephen J. McKenna --t| The moral education of mankind: character and religious moderatism in the sermons of Hugh Blair /r| Thomas Ahnert --t| The Not-So-Prodigal Son: James Boswell and the Scottish enlightenment /r| Anthony La Vopa --t| Character, sociability and correspondence: Elizabeth Griffith and The Letters between Henry and Frances /r| Eve Tavor Bannet --t| William Smellie's dreams: character and consciousness in the Scottish enlightenment /r| Phyllis Mack --t| Aspects of character and sociability in Scottish enlightenment medicine /r| Neil Vickers --t| The 'Peculiar Colouring of the Mind': character and painted portraiture in the Scottish enlightenment /r| Viccy Coltman --t| National characters and race: a Scottish enlightenment debate /r| Silvia Sebastiani --t| Character and cosmopolitanism in the Scottish-American enlightenment /r| Hannah Spahn --t| Historical characters: biography, the science of man, and romantic fiction /r| Susan Manning --t| Necessity, freedom, and character formation from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth /r| Jerrold Seigel.;

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Character, self, and sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment / edited by Thomas Ahnert and Susan Manning.

Other author	Ahnert, Thomas.
Other author	Manning, Susan, 1953-2013.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Description	xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Cover image
Subjects	Enlightenment--Scotland. Character. Enlightenment.

Series	Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history. ^A1092542
Contents	Introduction: character, self, and sociability in the Scottish enlightenment -- Reid and Hume on the possibility of character / James A. Harris -- Adam Smith's Rhetorical art of character / Stephen J. McKenna -- The moral education of mankind: character and religious moderatism in the sermons of Hugh Blair / Thomas Ahnert -- The Not-So-Prodigal Son: James Boswell and the Scottish enlightenment / Anthony La Vopa -- Character, sociability and correspondence: Elizabeth Griffith and The Letters between Henry and Frances / Eve Tavor Bannet -- William Smellie's dreams: character and consciousness in the Scottish enlightenment / Phyllis Mack -- Aspects of character and sociability in Scottish enlightenment medicine / Neil Vickers -- The 'Peculiar Colouring of the Mind': character and painted portraiture in the Scottish enlightenment / Viccy Coltman -- National characters and race: a Scottish enlightenment debate / Silvia Sebastiani -- Character and cosmopolitanism in the Scottish-American enlightenment / Hannah Spahn -- Historical characters: biography, the science of man, and romantic fiction / Susan Manning -- Necessity, freedom, and character formation from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth / Jerrold Seigel.
Abstract	"This book is about Enlightenment ideas of "character." It argues for their central importance in eighteenth-century thought and culture. The scope of this volume extends well beyond the confines of literary history. It examines discussions of race, nation, the self, virtue, sociability, and historical progress. The specially commissioned essays in this volume are the first, collectively, to address the broader significance of Enlightenment "character," and to do so from an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus is on the Scottish Enlightenment, but contributors consider these debates in their international contexts and in relation to parallel developments in Britain, Europe, and America"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-286) and indexes.
LCCN	2011031573
ISBN	9780230104143 (hardback)
ISBN	0230104142 (hardback)

Character, self, and sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment / edited by Thomas Ahnert and Susan Manning.

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