‘Law and Lawyers in Edmund Burke’s Scottish Enlightenment’

Donlan, Seán Patrick

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‘Law and Lawyers in Edmund Burke’s Scottish Enlightenment’

Seán Patrick Donlan

University of Limerick

2005

Studies in Burke and His Time, (ns) Vol. 20, No. 1, p. 38, 2005

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On the margins of 'patriotism' and 'popery', Edmund Burke's essential Irishness remains poorly understood, not least in Ireland. But Burke was himself twice lord rector of Glasgow - he preceded Adam Smith - and there are few aspects of his life so neglected and so potentially rewarding as his relationships - personal,professional, and philosophical - to Scots jurists and the 'Scottish enlightenment'. Between them, Burke and the Scots exemplified the most pressing debates and developments of the century.

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Keywords: Edmund Burke, law, lawyers, Scotland, Scottish Enlightenment

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Date posted: September 18, 2009

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Donlan, Seán Patrick, ‘Law and Lawyers in Edmund Burke’s Scottish Enlightenment’ (2005). Studies in Burke and His Time, (ns) Vol. 20, No. 1, p. 38, 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1474292

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