A Long and Illustrious History
The Scottish Enlightenment produced which famous figures?
ARobert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, the renowned author
BJames Watt the engineer and George Stephenson the railway pioneer
CWilliam Wallace and Robert the Bruce, the Scottish national heroes
DAdam Smith (economics) and David Hume (philosophy) among others ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Adam Smith (economics) and David Hume (philosophy) among others.
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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