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Common Sense and Improvement: Thomas Reid as Social Theorist (Scottish Studies International) - Softcover
This book provides a comprehensive account of Thomas Reid's social thought. Although he is increasingly seen as a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, there is still a tendency among historians to view Reid principally as David Hume's chief critic. By relating Reid's writings to their contemporary social and intellectual contexts, Peter Diamond seeks to qualify this traditional image. He argues that in fact Reid understood himself to be engaged in the Humean project of rendering the study of man systematic and improvable, by ascertaining the laws of human nature. Diamond also demonstrates that Reid's well-known appeal to the principles of common sense was not just a metaphysical response to Humean skepticism; it was also a rhetorical attempt to teach men to live virtuously in an emerging commercial society.
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The Author: Peter J. Diamond is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah.
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- PublisherPeter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 3631335520
- ISBN 13 9783631335529
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages406
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Book Description Thomas Reid as Social Theorist. This book provides a comprehensive account of Thomas Reid's social thought. Although he is increasingly seen as a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, there is still a tendency among historians to view Reid principally as David Hume's chief critic. By relating Reid's writings to their contemporary social and intellectual contexts, Peter Diamond seeks to qualify this traditional image. He argues that in fact Reid understood himself to be engaged in the Humean project of rendering the study of man systematic and improvable, by ascertaining the laws of human nature. Diamond also demonstrates that Reid's well-known appeal to the principles of common sense was not just a metaphysical response to Humean skepticism; it was also a rhetorical attempt to teach men to live virtuously in an emerging commercial society. 406 Seiten, broschiert (Scottish Studies International; Vol. 24/Peter Lang Verlag 1998) Mängelexemplar. Statt EUR 79,95 532 g. Sprache: en. Seller Inventory # 24315
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