Institute of Intellectual History

Stefan Collini, FBA. Lecture two: Careers. Beauty and the Footnote: Universities and the Study of Literature open.substack.com/pub/standrewsi…

New article by Cailean Gallagher: The Jacobite groundwork of James Steuart’s Political Economy cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Stefan Collini, FBA - Beauty and the Footnote: Universities and the Study of Literature. (The Donald Winch Lectures in Intellectual History, 2022). open.substack.com/pub/standrewsi…

"Perhaps the worst name for a discipline ever is Intellectual History". Nevertheless I'm happy to now be an Associate Director of @StAndrewsIIH whose new @rbpod_ih podcast starts with Richard Whatmore on why 18th century Scotland contains solutions to the problems of the present.

🔊 Episode #1 out now! Intellectual Historian Richard Whatmore (University of St Andrews) explains why the Enlightenment, 18th century republicanism and the history of free states matter for today’s global politics. Listen and subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

The @StAndrewsIIH has launched a fantastic new podcast! It's called Roots and Branches @rbpod_ih and the first episode with Richard Whatmore is already out! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1-r…

Join us as we uncover why history matters and how it continues to influence the present and future. intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-bran…

Richard Whatmore - The End of Enlightenment: A Reply to My Critics tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🔊 Teaser out now! Introducing Roots and Branches - Host Selma Sondern explains what Intellectual History is, why it matters, and what to expect when we launch on 1 July 2025 with Prof Richard Whatmore.

🎧 Coming soon! Roots and Branches - the new ideas podcast from the @StAndrewsIIH at the @univofstandrews

Great news for T. R. Malthus scholars! An archive with the papers of the late historian John Pullen (1933 - 2022) has been established at the Intellectual History Archive - with more material being added week by week. Explore the archive here: rb.gy/clx2s2

Join us today for the 2025 Winch Lectures a by @Melissa_S_Lane (Princeton) on "Authors of the Laws: Rethinking Rousseau through Ancient Lawgivers" 12–14 May School V & Old Class Library, St Andrews

📢 Join us for the 2025 Winch Lectures at St Andrews by @Melissa_S_Lane (Princeton) on "Authors of the Laws: Rethinking Rousseau through Ancient Lawgivers" 📅 12–14 May 📍 School V & Old Class Library 🍷 Wine reception Mon 12 May

⏰ Reminder: This Thurs 1 May at 5.15pm! Join Prof Holly Brewer (Maryland) at St Andrews for: “Forgotten Histories of Hard-Fought Limits on Executive Power” 📍 School V, followed by a reception.   🔗 Read her insights in The Times:  thetimes.com/us/news-today/…

📢Join us on Thurs 1 May at 5.15pm in School V, St Andrews, for the James Wilson Lecture by Holly Brewer (Maryland) on “Forgotten Histories of Limits on Executive Power: The US Supreme Court’s Reimagining of Absolute Monarchy” Don’t miss this talk on law, history & governance!

Today at 17:15. Katharina Reitzler (University of Sussex): ‘Women’s International Thought in U.S. Public Culture: A Divided History’ Find us in St Katharine's Lodge, Room 1.10. intellectualhistory.net/events

Really excited to be going up to @StAndrewsIIH today to give the Istvan Hont (my PhD supervisor) Memorial Lecture on 'Centrism from the French Revolution to Today'🎉 If you're around come by to say👋🏻 intellectualhistory.net/events/centris…

Hugo Drochon (University of Nottingham) ‘Centrism from the French Revolution to Today’ Wednesday 2 April 2025 17:15-18:30 St Katharine's Lodge Room 1.10 intellectualhistory.net/events

Part 2 of The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought: 20th Anniversary Publication Celebration is now online on @StAndrewsIIH YouTube channel! youtube.com/watch?v=I-Q3Ps…

What did the Greeks do for us? March’s blogpost reflects on 20 years since the publication of ‘The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought’. rachelhammersley.com/new-blog/2025/… @threadofariane