Enlightenment of Thomas Beddoes
Thomas Beddoes (1760-1808) lived in ‘decidedly interesting times’ in which established orders in politics and science were challenged by revolutionary new ideas. Enthusiastically participating in the heady atmosphere of Enlightenment debate, Beddoes'' career suffered from his radical views on politics and science. Denied a professorship at Oxford, he set up a medical practice in Bristol in ...
Thomas Beddoes (1760-1808) lived in ‘decidedly interesting times’ in which established orders in politics and science were challenged by revolutionary new ideas. Enthusiastically participating in the heady atmosphere of Enlightenment debate, Beddoes'' career suffered from his radical views on politics and science. Denied a professorship at Oxford, he set up a medical practice in Bristol in ...
