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The Moral Culture of the Scottish Enlightenment: 1690–1805
Thomas Ahnert
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Hardback. In the Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct, rather than adherence to theological doctrine, was the true measure of religious belief. The author argues that this "enlightened" emphasis on conduct in religion relied less on arguments from reason alone than has been believed. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HPCD1; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
In the European Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct rather than adherence to certain theological doctrines was the true measure of religious belief. Thomas Ahnert argues that this characteristically “enlightened” emphasis on conduct in religion was less reliant on arguments from reason alone than is commonly believed. In fact, the champions of the Scottish Enlightenment were deeply skeptical of the power of unassisted natural reason in achieving “enlightened” virtue and piety. They advocated a practical program of “moral culture,” in which revealed religion was of central importance. Ahnert traces this to theological controversies going back as far as ... Read more
In the European Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct rather than adherence to certain theological doctrines was the true measure of religious belief. Thomas Ahnert argues that this characteristically “enlightened” emphasis on conduct in religion was less reliant on arguments from reason alone than is commonly believed. In fact, the champions of the Scottish Enlightenment were deeply skeptical of the power of unassisted natural reason in achieving “enlightened” virtue and piety. They advocated a practical program of “moral culture,” in which revealed religion was of central importance. Ahnert traces this to theological controversies going back as far as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
Condition
New
Weight
479g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300153804
SKU
V9780300153804
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About Thomas Ahnert
Thomas Ahnert is a reader in history at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Religion and the Origins of the German Enlightenment: Faith and the Reform of Learning in the Thought of Christian Thomasius. He lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Moral Culture of the Scottish Enlightenment: 1690–1805
“Thomas Ahnert’s cogently argued and highly original monograph amounts to a complete reversal of some of the most commonly accepted features of what the Enlightenment—and not only that in Scotland—was about.”—Knud Haakonssen, University of Erfurt and University of St. Andrews
Knud Haakonssen “Ahnert’s polyglot grasp of Latin primary source materials and secondary scholarship in German, French, and Italian brings ... Read more
Knud Haakonssen “Ahnert’s polyglot grasp of Latin primary source materials and secondary scholarship in German, French, and Italian brings ... Read more