Thomas Reid: Selected Philosophical Writings - Library of Scottish Philosophy

Marc Notes: ; 8; Thomas Reid is the foremost exponent of the Scottish 'common sense' school of philosophy. The aim of this comprehensive selection of his writings is to make the key elements of Reid's philosophical work available to a new generation of readers.. Biographical Note: Giovanni B. Grandi, Ph. D. graduated at the University of Western Ontario and is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (since 2008). Brief Description: Thomas Reid (1710-1796) was a founder of the "common sense" school of philosophy, also represented by other philosophers featured in the Library of Scottish Philosophy. Review Quotes:"It is a splendid and handsome volume. It will be a tremendously valuable teaching resource for both undergraduates and a graduate students. Having access to an affordable, high-quality edition of selected writings is a real game changer."--Becko Copenhaver (09/03/2014) Review Quotes:"Grandi presents the reader, student, professor and philosophical client counsellor with an excellent resource into this undeservedly overshadowed thinker."--Tim Weldon"Philosophical Practice, vol. 9, no. 1" (03/24/2014)"Publisher Marketing: Thomas Reid (1710-1796) is the foremost exponent of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy. Educated at Marischal College in Aberdeen, Reid subsequently taught at King s College, and was a founder of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society. His Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense was published in 1764, the same year he succeeded Adam Smith as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He resigned from active teaching duties in 1785 to devote himself to writing, and published two more books Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (1785) and Essays on the Active Powers of Man (1788). Within a short time of publication, Reid s works were translated into French and German, and greatly influenced debates in philosophy and psychology in Europe. His influence in the emerging colleges and universities of post-revolutionary America was even greater. Reid was widely regarded as David Hume s most sophisticated contemporary critic. His critique of the theory of ideas, that lay behind both Hume s scepticism and Berkeley s immaterialism, his critique of Locke s theory of personal identity, and his defence of moral liberty against determinism, are all of enduring interest and significance. The aim of this comprehensive selection of his writings is to make the key elements of Reid s philosophical work available to a new generation of readers. Two other philosophers of the common sense school are featured in the Library of Scottish Philosophy James Beattie and Dugald Stewart."