The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume
Series exploring the life and work of Scottish philosophers Adam Smith and David Hume. Smith was known as the 'father of modern economics' and Hume was considered an architect of the Enlightenment
The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume - Part 1
Prof Alexander Brodie explores Adam Smith's observations on morality and human behaviour. Smith believed that morality is, or should be, a lifelong project.
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The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume - Part 2
Historian and novelist James Buchan looks back at the great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment and their interpretation of whether luxury was a motivating benefit for society.
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The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume - Part 3
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable wonders what Adam Smith would make of today's global financial crisis and explores some of Smith's insights into human nature.
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The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume - Part 4
Professor Simon Blackburn of Cambridge University assesses David Hume's originality of thought and his influence on later thinkers like Darwin.
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The Essay - Enlightenment Voices - Smith/Hume - Part 5
Prof Simon Blackburn examines David Hume's ground-breaking thoughts about religion in Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
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