The Scotch Metaphysics: A Century of Enlightenment in Scotland (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy)

George E. Davie

ISBN 10: 0415862841 / ISBN 13: 9780415862844

Published by Routledge 2015-07-20, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scotch Metaphysics: A Century of Enlightenment in Scotland (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy)
• Publisher: Routledge 2015-07-20
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415862841
• ISBN 13: 9780415862844
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Focusing on the works of Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Sir William Hamilton, Thomas Brown and James Frederick Ferrier, this book offers a definitive account of an important philosophical movement, and represents a ground-breaking contribution to scholarship in the area. Essential reading for philosophers or anyone with an interest in the history of philosophical thought.

About the Author

George Davie D.Litt, FRSE, D.h.c. is the author of The Democratic Intellect: Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century, The Crisis of the Democratic Intellect and two volumes of essays on the Scottish Enlightenment. He is Emeritus Reader in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and recipient of the Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Award for services to Scotland.