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James Beattie : Selected Philosophical Writings.
James Beattie (1735-1803) was appointed professor of moral philosophy and logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of twenty-five. Though more fond of poetry than philosophy, he became part of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy that included Thomas Reid and G...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Luton :
Andrews UK,
2012.
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| Collection: | Library of Scottish philosophy.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | James Beattie (1735-1803) was appointed professor of moral philosophy and logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of twenty-five. Though more fond of poetry than philosophy, he became part of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy that included Thomas Reid and George Campbell. In 1770 Beattie published the work for which he is best known, An Essay on Truth, an abrasive attack on 'modern scepticism' in general, and on David Hume in particular, subsequently and desp ... |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781845404475 1845404475 0907845711 9780907845713 |