A Long and Illustrious History
The Scottish Enlightenment produced which famous figures?
ARobert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, the renowned author
BAdam Smith (economics) and David Hume (philosophy) among others ✓
CJames Watt the engineer and George Stephenson the railway pioneer
DWilliam Wallace and Robert the Bruce, the Scottish national heroes
Explanation
The Scottish Enlightenment produced important thinkers including Adam Smith (who developed the theory of free market economics) and David Hume (philosopher). It was a major intellectual movement.
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