
Common Sense Philosophy Was One Of Eighteenth-century Scotland's Most Original Intellectual Products. It Developed As A Viable Alternative To Modern Philosophical Scepticism, Known As The 'ideal Theory' Or 'the Way Of Ideas'. The Nine Specially Written Essays In This Volume Explore The Philosophical And Historical Significance Of Common Sense Philosophy In The Scottish Enlightenment. Thomas Reid And David Hume Feature Prominently As Influential Authors Of Competing Ideas In The History And Philosophy Of Common Sense. The Contributors Recover Anticipations Of Reid's Version Of Common Sense In Seventeenth-century Scottish Scholasticism; Revaluate Reid's Position In The Realism Versus Sentimentalism Dichotomy; Shed New Light On The Nature Of The 'constitution' In The Anatomy Of The Mind; Identify Changes In The Nature Of Sense Perception Throughout Reid's Published And Unpublished Works; Examine Reid On The Non-theist Implications Of Hume's Philosophy; Show How 'polite' Literature Shaped James Beattie's Version Of Common Sense; Reveal Hume's Response To Common Sense Philosophers; Explore English Criticisms Of The Scottish 'school', And How Dugald Stewart's Refashioning Of Common Sense Responded To A New Age And The British Reception Of German Idealism. In Recovering The Ways In Which Scottish Common Sense Philosophy Developed During The Long Eighteenth Century, This Volume Takes An Important Step Toward A More Complete Understanding Of 'the Scottish Philosophy' And British Philosophy More Broadly In The Age Of Enlightenment.
This volume investigates the historical and philosophical significance of Common Sense philosophy as a primary intellectual response to the skepticism inherent in the 'way of ideas' during the eighteenth century. Editor C. B. Bow compiles nine original essays that analyze the development of this school of thought, focusing on the interplay between major figures like Thomas Reid and David Hume. The contributors utilize historical analysis and textual examination to situate Scottish Common Sense within the broader context of British philosophy and its evolution toward the nineteenth century.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and students of the Enlightenment frequently cite this collection as a useful resource for understanding the nuances of the Scottish school. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which assumes a foundational knowledge of eighteenth-century philosophical debates.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191086487
ISBN-13:
9780191086489
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