Abstract
This volume of essays considers the philosophical and historical significance of common sense philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment. As one of eighteenth-century Scotland’s most original intellectual products, common sense philosophy dominated the teaching of moral philosophy and the “science of the mind” at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen universities during the last quarter of the century, and also informed many Presbyterian clergymen’s treatment of human nature from the pulpit…
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Common Sense in the Scottish Enlightenment |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1-18 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780198783909 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© the several contributors 2018.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Arts and Humanities(all)