153:
after the period of ordinary membership has been completed, the member becomes an extraordinary member with the right to attend debates if desired. The organisation was in practice limited to membership by men through until 2015, when by a majority of three to one women were permitted to become members. Judges when trying cases are not required to declare to the litigants whether they are members of this society; the society was held to be “neither secret nor sinister”; membership could not reasonably be thought to influence the outcome of a case.
79:. The National Library of Australia holds a rare limited edition (50 on large paper, 250 on small paper) copy of the History of the Speculative Society (1845) printed for the Society. Apparently subsequent editions were considered (1864, 1892) but it was not until 1905 that a further history was produced by a Committee of the Society, including a detailed list of ordinary members and Honorary members.
751:
152:
procedure; ordinary membership for three years of academic study required the production of three essay papers and the presentation of them for approximately 15 minutes duration for the purposes of a debate, which is voted on; members are offered the opportunity for dinners with occasional guests;
515:
71:
urged the inclusion of contemporary politics in the scope of permitted debating topics. At this period, of political repression, the
Society was a venue appreciated by young Whigs. They included
757:
148:
The functioning of this private society as at 2003 was described by
Scottish judges as a group of 30 individuals (at that time all men) joining after private invitation and subject to a
31:, argument, and the presentation of papers among fellow members. While continuing to meet in its rooms in the university's Old College, it has no formal links to the university.
686:
165:
72:
191:
798:
176:
803:
268:
Intellectual
Politics and Cultural Conflict in the Romantic Period: Scottish Whigs, English Radicals and the Making of the British Public Sphere
27:
student organisation. The formal purpose of the
Society is as a place for social interchange and for practising of professional competency in
610:
540:
410:
376:
276:
92:
788:
136:
in London engaged in debates, and a formal
Debating Society consciously modelled on the Speculative Society of Edinburgh was set up by
762:
565:
435:
334:
301:
117:(second series) was founded in 1802 by a group of essayists who knew each other first in the milieu of the Speculative Society.
699:
368:
The
Emergence of Civil Society in the Eighteenth Century: A Privileged Moment in the History of England, Scotland, and France
478:
60:
793:
705:
23:
society dedicated to public speaking and literary composition, founded in 1764. It was mainly, but not exclusively, an
245:
465:
History of the
Speculative Society of Edinburgh from its institution in M.DCC.LXIV, (Edinburgh : T. Constable)
124:
had a
Speculative Society in the early years of the 19th century; it was one of the clubs that merged to form the
181:
477:
The
History of the Speculative Society (1764-1904) Edinburgh, printed for the Society by D A. Constable 1905
40:
186:
125:
121:
516:"Edinburgh, South Bridge, University Of Edinburgh, Old College, Rooms Of The Speculative Society - Canmore"
228:
100:
44:
20:
170:
233:
88:
24:
646:
724:
197:
783:
695:
606:
600:
536:
406:
400:
372:
366:
272:
530:
266:
570:
440:
339:
306:
137:
113:
736:
64:
52:
479:
https://archive.org/stream/historyofspecula00specuoft/historyofspecula00specuoft_djvu.txt
207:
76:
48:
777:
596:
212:
202:
223:
218:
149:
129:
68:
582:
452:
351:
318:
96:
574:
444:
466:
343:
310:
402:
A Mad, Bad, and
Dangerous People? : England 1783-1846: England 1783-1846
688:
Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)
133:
56:
28:
636:
2003 J.C. 78, 13 March 2003; (2003) SCCR 299, Judgment Paragraphs 20-24
675:
2003 J.C. 78, 13 March 2003; (2003) SCCR 299, Judgment Paragraph 26
671:
Lord Gill (the Lord Justice Clerk), Lords Kirkwood and Wheatley in
632:
Lord Gill (the Lord Justice Clerk), Lords Kirkwood and Wheatley in
87:
The Society continues to meet in the rooms set aside for it when
602:
James and John Stuart Mill: Father and Son in the 19th Century
161:
Past members of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh include:
532:
Scottish Men of Letters and the New Public Sphere, 1802-1834
39:The founding group, in November 1764, consisted of
647:"The Speculative Society opens its doors to women"
505:, Speculative Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 1905
503:The history of the Speculative society, 1764-1904
371:. Indiana University Press. p. 149 note 15.
685:C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006).
63:. A split occurred in the Society in 1794, when
95:was built. The A-listed rooms were designed by
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
8:
569:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
535:. Associated University Presse. p. 94.
439:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
338:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
305:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
140:. It was ambitious, but proved short-lived.
766:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
467:https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1024085
166:Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
192:Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop
405:. Oxford University Press. p. 349.
605:. Transaction Publishers. p. 200.
566:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
563:Ward, W. R. "Sumner, Charles Richard".
436:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
335:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
302:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
271:. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 56.
257:
732:
722:
299:Macleod, Emma Vincent. "Bonar, John".
7:
433:Thorne, Roland. "Horner, Francis".
673:Robbie the Pict, Petitioner (No.2)
634:Robbie the Pict, Petitioner (No.2)
173:, President of the Society 1926-29
14:
799:Clubs and societies in Edinburgh
763:Dictionary of National Biography
749:
399:Boyd Hilton (16 February 2006).
265:Alex Benchimol (10 April 2010).
804:1764 establishments in Scotland
246:The Lunar Society of Birmingham
529:Barton Swaim (31 March 2009).
1:
332:Fry, Michael. "Bruce, John".
583:UK public library membership
453:UK public library membership
352:UK public library membership
319:UK public library membership
182:William Douglas of Almorness
820:
789:Social history of Scotland
59:. They were encouraged by
365:Marvin B. Becker (1994).
126:Cambridge Union Society
122:University of Cambridge
41:John Bonar, the younger
17:The Speculative Society
575:10.1093/ref:odnb/26784
445:10.1093/ref:odnb/13802
229:Robert Louis Stevenson
101:William Henry Playfair
55:, and a Mr Belches of
21:Scottish Enlightenment
758:Thomson, Anthony Todd
344:10.1093/ref:odnb/3739
311:10.1093/ref:odnb/2817
171:Arthur Melville Clark
234:Anthony Todd Thomson
89:Edinburgh University
83:Halls in Old College
25:Edinburgh University
794:Culture of Scotland
599:(1 November 1988).
711:on 24 January 2013
198:Nicholas Fairbairn
99:and fitted out by
612:978-0-88738-727-2
581:(Subscription or
542:978-0-8387-5716-1
451:(Subscription or
412:978-0-19-160682-3
378:978-0-253-31129-0
350:(Subscription or
317:(Subscription or
278:978-0-7546-6446-8
144:Modern activities
61:William Robertson
811:
768:
767:
753:
752:
747:
741:
740:
734:
730:
728:
720:
718:
716:
710:
704:. Archived from
693:
682:
676:
669:
663:
662:
660:
658:
643:
637:
630:
624:
623:
621:
619:
593:
587:
586:
578:
560:
554:
553:
551:
549:
526:
520:
519:
512:
506:
500:
481:
475:
469:
463:
457:
456:
448:
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
396:
390:
389:
387:
385:
362:
356:
355:
347:
329:
323:
322:
314:
296:
290:
289:
287:
285:
262:
187:Rev Henry Duncan
138:John Stuart Mill
114:Edinburgh Review
819:
818:
814:
813:
812:
810:
809:
808:
774:
773:
772:
771:
755:
750:
748:
744:
731:
721:
714:
712:
708:
702:
691:
684:
683:
679:
670:
666:
656:
654:
645:
644:
640:
631:
627:
617:
615:
613:
595:
594:
590:
580:
562:
561:
557:
547:
545:
543:
528:
527:
523:
514:
513:
509:
501:
484:
476:
472:
464:
460:
450:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
413:
398:
397:
393:
383:
381:
379:
364:
363:
359:
349:
331:
330:
326:
316:
298:
297:
293:
283:
281:
279:
264:
263:
259:
254:
242:
159:
146:
109:
85:
65:Francis Jeffrey
53:Henry Mackenzie
37:
12:
11:
5:
817:
815:
807:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
776:
775:
770:
769:
742:
733:|website=
700:
677:
664:
638:
625:
611:
588:
555:
541:
521:
507:
482:
470:
458:
425:
411:
391:
377:
357:
324:
291:
277:
256:
255:
253:
250:
249:
248:
241:
238:
237:
236:
231:
226:
221:
215:
210:
208:Francis Horner
205:
200:
194:
189:
184:
179:
174:
168:
158:
155:
145:
142:
128:. Around 1825
108:
105:
84:
81:
77:Francis Horner
73:Henry Brougham
49:William Creech
36:
33:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
816:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
781:
779:
765:
764:
759:
746:
743:
738:
726:
707:
703:
697:
690:
689:
681:
678:
674:
668:
665:
653:. 19 May 2015
652:
648:
642:
639:
635:
629:
626:
614:
608:
604:
603:
598:
597:Bruce Mazlish
592:
589:
584:
576:
572:
568:
567:
559:
556:
544:
538:
534:
533:
525:
522:
517:
511:
508:
504:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
483:
480:
474:
471:
468:
462:
459:
454:
446:
442:
438:
437:
429:
426:
414:
408:
404:
403:
395:
392:
380:
374:
370:
369:
361:
358:
353:
345:
341:
337:
336:
328:
325:
320:
312:
308:
304:
303:
295:
292:
280:
274:
270:
269:
261:
258:
251:
247:
244:
243:
239:
235:
232:
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
216:
214:
213:John Playfair
211:
209:
206:
204:
203:Cyrus Griffin
201:
199:
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
178:
175:
172:
169:
167:
164:
163:
162:
156:
154:
151:
143:
141:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
116:
115:
106:
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
82:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
34:
32:
30:
26:
22:
18:
761:
745:
715:18 September
713:. Retrieved
706:the original
687:
680:
672:
667:
655:. Retrieved
650:
641:
633:
628:
616:. Retrieved
601:
591:
564:
558:
546:. Retrieved
531:
524:
510:
502:
473:
461:
434:
428:
416:. Retrieved
401:
394:
382:. Retrieved
367:
360:
333:
327:
300:
294:
282:. Retrieved
267:
260:
224:William Shee
219:Walter Scott
160:
150:blackballing
147:
130:Utilitarians
119:
112:
110:
86:
69:Walter Scott
38:
16:
15:
177:Lord Cullen
97:Robert Adam
93:Old College
778:Categories
701:090219884X
618:9 December
585:required.)
548:9 December
455:required.)
418:9 December
384:9 December
354:required.)
321:required.)
284:9 December
252:References
157:Membership
45:John Bruce
735:ignored (
725:cite book
107:Influence
784:Rhetoric
651:BBC News
240:See also
134:Owenites
57:Invermay
29:rhetoric
657:6 March
35:History
754:
698:
609:
579:
539:
449:
409:
375:
348:
315:
275:
709:(PDF)
692:(PDF)
19:is a
737:help
717:2015
696:ISBN
659:2023
620:2012
607:ISBN
550:2012
537:ISBN
420:2012
407:ISBN
386:2012
373:ISBN
286:2012
273:ISBN
217:Sir
196:Sir
132:and
120:The
111:The
75:and
67:and
760:".
571:doi
441:doi
340:doi
307:doi
91:'s
780::
729::
727:}}
723:{{
694:.
649:.
485:^
103:.
51:,
47:,
43:,
756:"
739:)
719:.
661:.
622:.
577:.
573::
552:.
518:.
447:.
443::
422:.
388:.
346:.
342::
313:.
309::
288:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.