Written 250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence encapsulates our principles of freedom and independence. It emphasizes the natural rights of all citizens to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit ...

In a span of 50 years in the late 18th century, Edinburgh, a city of merely 40,000 inhabitants, contained some of the Enlightenment's most important thinkers, such as philosopher David Hume, economist ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The Kyoto Economic Review, Vol. 88, No. 183 (February 2022), pp. 34-65 (33 pages) This paper focuses on the German reception of Scottish moral philosophy in the eighteenth century. In contrast to ...

At the end of the Enlightenment, Scottish landowners and agricultural improvers pioneered a series of experiments in import substitution, including large-scale trials in tobacco and rhubarb ...

Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, advocated for a free market economy driven by competition and self-interest. Smith argued against mercantilism and government intervention, ...