In conjunction with the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, the Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, and the International Adam Smith Society:

The Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews will host a conference to celebrate the 300th birthdays of Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, and John Witherspoon, and also the 250th anniversary of Johnson and Boswell’s tour of the Highlands and Western Isles.

18-21 July 2023, St Andrews, Scotland

The current programme may be found here.

Plenary speakers:

Jeng-Guo Chen (Academia Sinica, Taipei)

Lisa Hill (Adelaide)

Nigel Leask (Glasgow)

Gideon Mailer (Minnesota Duluth)

General enquiries should be sent to standconf2023@gmail.com