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Adam Smith :: David Hume :
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News for Living Philosophy: Scottish Philosophy Site

August 2008
Following on from previous Edinburgh Fringe success we have had our best year yet. Over 550 people attended our docudramas and the following reviews were gratefully recieved.

July 2008
Unveiling of the Adam Smith Statue

Panmure House, home to Adam Smith 1778 - 1790


Adam Smiths grave in the Conongate Church




Unveiling of the Adam Smith Statue

June 2008
The Radicals are pleased to announce that we will be attending the unveiling of the new Adam Smith statue on the Royal Mile here in Edinburgh on July the 4th.

The Adam Smith Institute in writing about the Adam Smith Statue states : http://www.adamsmith.org/images/uploads/bulletin/Statue_Update.pdf

"Adam Smith Statue EdinburghAn imposing landmark monument to Adam Smith – the pioneering Scottish economist, philosopher, and author of The Wealth of Nations – will be unveiled soon.
This, the first important public monument to Adam Smith, will take the form of a large bronze statue on a massive stone plinth, and will stand in the historic heart of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital and the city where he worked and died. This honour is long overdue. As author of The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith was the pioneer of what today
we call economics. He championed the benefits of specialization and free trade, creating the very idea of the modern market economy that dominates the free world today.

Edinburgh City Council has given its permission to place the statue in one of the most striking sites which Scotland’s capital has to offer. The chosen spot is in the Royal Mile, downhill from the Castle that dominates the City, just outside the Cathedral, and immediately opposite the City Chambers. Appropriately, the statue will stand on the site of an ancient market.

The old Mercat Cross remains, just a few steps away. The Smith monument will be in
line of sight of the recent statue of Smith’s friend David Hume, and willlook downhill to the
Canongate (where Smith is buried), towards the harbour of Leith (with its connotations of trade and commerce), and over the sea to the county of Fife, where Smith was born. It could
hardly be a better position."

May 2008

Summary of Socrates - life and legacy as performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

April 2008
Coming to the 2008 International Justice Festival:

THE SCOTTISH RADICAL ENLIGHTENMENT – Justice and Peace for Today
The performance is at 5.00 on Sunday, 29 th Junealso atartSpace, St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.

April 2008
Coming to the 2008 Edinburgh International Festival Fringe:

The docu-drama for this year’s “Living Philosophy on the Fringe” is ADAM SMITH – Making Poverty History.

All performances are at 5.00pm. The dates are:

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008Sunday, 3 rd August: World Premiere
Sunday, 10 th August: 2 nd Performance
Saturday, 16 th August: 3 rd Performance
Sunday, 24 th August: 4 th Performance

All performances are at Edinburgh Festival Fringe Venue 125, artSpace, at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace, Edinburgh. You are invited to note the dates and to inform any who might be in Scotland in August.

Feb 2008
The docu-drama"Jeremy Bentham - the pursuit of happiness", which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007 and "Socrates - life and legacy", that was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe are both available for purchase here.

Jan 2008
Final preparations for the play-readings Jeremy Bentham - the pursuit of happiness and Socrates - life and legacy for publishing and purchase from this website.

November 2007
A revision of the forthcoming play-reading of Adam Smith - make poverty history is performed at the Glasgow Unitarian Church.

October 2007
You will find some summaries of David Humes' most important writings: "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" and "An Enquiry Concerning the Principle of Morals". These summaries are offered as a preview of a forthcoming book "Living Philosophy"

September 2007
The play-reading of Scotland’s famous philosopher David Hume is available for purchase here.

August 2007
The play reading Jeremy Bentham - The pursuit of Happiness was successfully performed over three show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A review can be found here.

May 2007
This website goes live

April 2007
The Radicals win an award from Scotland Unltd to help in production of this website and promoting the Radicals plays.

August 2006
The Radicals successfully perform David Hume - Citizen of the World and Socrates - last days and legacy at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

May 2006
The docu-drama Socrates - last days and legacy was finalised and dress rehearsals began.

August 2005
The docu-drama David Hume -Citizen of the World was performed by the Radicals at the Edinburgh Fesitval Fringe.