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Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps
Read more: Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and mapsReinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.
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Calvin and Hobbes: Reformed Protestants, Natural Law and Secularisation
by Simon P. Kennedy Back in 1532, the French Protestant reformer, John Calvin, wrote a major commentary on Seneca’s De clementia. Buried in this work is an important statement: “Man is a social animal.” Calvin believed that humans were naturally…
Scottish Philosophy: Neglect and Renewal
By Gordon Graham Philosophy played a key role in the curriculum of the Scottish universities from their foundation in the 15th century to the closing decade of the 19th century. By the middle of the 20th century, however, Hume’s great…