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The World of 1776:
Revolution, Enlightenment and Global Perspectives
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
About the Symposium
About the Symposium
The year 1776 marked a transformative moment in global intellectual and political history. Beyond the American Declaration of Independence, it witnessed profound developments in political philosophy, political economy, and Enlightenment thought.
This international symposium brings together leading scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America to examine the global dimensions of 1776. Through comparative and transnational perspectives, the conference reconsiders the intellectual, political, and economic transformations that reshaped the eighteenth-century world.
Keynote Address
Keynote Address
“Of Kings and Presidents: Monarchy and the Framing of the Constitution”
“Of Kings and Presidents: Monarchy and the Framing of the Constitution”
by Eric Nelson
by Eric Nelson
Harvard University
Panels
Panels
The symposium features five thematic panels:
Politics and Philosophy: David Hume in 1776 and after
The Wealth of Nations: Political Economy and the American Independence Movement
The American Revolution and Its European Sympathizers and Critics
American Republicanism and European Enlightenment
Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and Modern Democratic Theory
Venue
Venue
The symposium will be held at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
The symposium will be held at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
If you would like to attend the conference, please complete the registration form below:
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