Thomas Reid:Inquiry into the Human Mind: An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense (Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid) Book

A critically edited text of Thomas Reid?s Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man. Thomas Reid?s Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (1785) is widely recognized by intellectual historians, historians of philosophy, and contemporary philosophers as a major philosophical text. It played a central role in the Scottish Enlightenment, presenting a clear and powerful alternative to David Hume?s skepticism. Intellectual Powers continues to inspire and challenge the work of leading epistemologists and moral philosophers today. This edition makes available, in a scholarly yet accessible manner, not only a critically edited text of the Intellectual Powers but also complete manuscript evidence relating to its composition. Thomas Reid (1710?96) was born near Aberdeen and educated at Marischal College. His major work, An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense, was published in 1764, the year in which he accepted appointment as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.Read More