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An Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense (Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy) - Softcover

Reid, Thomas

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Thomas Reid (1710–96), the Scottish natural and moral philosopher, was one of the founding members of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society and a significant figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. Reid believed that common sense should form the foundation of all philosophical inquiry. He criticised the sceptical philosophy propagated by his fellow Scot David Hume and the Anglo-Irish bishop George Berkeley, who asserted that the external world did not exist outside the human mind. Reid was also critical of the theory of ideas propagated by Locke and Descartes, arguing that it was incompatible with physical and experiential facts. For Reid, our senses demonstrate that the external world must exist, and this work is organised in chapters examining each of the senses in turn. The book, based on his lectures, was first published in 1764 when Reid was a regent professor at King's College, Aberdeen, and was reissued in 1818.

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First published in 1764 and reissued in 1818, this work is based on lectures delivered by Thomas Reid (1710-96) at King's College, Aberdeen. Reid criticised the sceptical philosophy propagated by Descartes, Locke and Hume, arguing that our senses demonstrate that the external world must exist.

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