Sketches of the History of Man: Progress of sciencesLiberty Fund, 2007 - 1011 pages Henry Home, Lord Kames, was by nature an advocate for reform and improvement and stood at the heart of the modernising and liberalising movement now known as the Scottish Enlightenment. Kames's 'Sketches of the History of Man' draws together the concerns of many of his earlier works. |
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