Event overview
Andrew Michael Ramsay (1686-1743) was a Jacobite, a freemason, and a mystic who believed in Christian Universalism and religious toleration. As a Scottish émigré who spent most of his adult life in France, Ramsay used his relationship with both countries to create a range of solutions for early eighteenth century issues through a fusion of British and French thought. While initially these ideas concentrated on a Jacobite restoration to the British throne, his later political works provided a more nuanced evaluation of contemporary European society and the development of commercial empire. Ramsay envisaged a world in which Britain would become pre-eminent in world trade and use its position as the ‘Capital of the Universe’ to inspire peace in Europe, enabling the sharing of information for the benefit of humanity. The paper will discuss Ramsay’s importance as an early Enlightenment thinker and an intellectual conduit between the two countries, but more significantly, it will evaluate his place within a perpetual peace tradition that sought to advance global co-operation, beneficial competition and knowledge over war and destructive human agency.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 27 Jan 2016 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
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