scottishenlightenment

Burns & the Scottish Enlightenment in America
4 Aug, Robert Burns Ellisland Farm
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Ian Houston will examine how the ideas that shaped Burns's world – liberty, equality, democracy, & human dignity – also influenced the emerging American republic

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-the-scottish-enlightenment-in-america-tickets-1990854549550

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40 Years On: Aberdeen, Enlightenment, & Global Legacies
15 Oct, in-person & online – free

A landmark 1986 gathering placed Aberdeen at the centre of Scottish Enlightenment studies. This event revisits that scholarship & explores new perspectives on Aberdeen’s intellectual, cultural, & global impact

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-on-aberdeen-enlightenment-and-global-legacies-online-tickets-1992760674822

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