Thomas Reid and the University

by Thomas Reid

Of all the major thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment, Thomas Reid was the most closely involved with university life as a librarian, teacher and administrator. The writings collected here illustrate his thinking about the aims, scope and value of a liberal education, as well as the foundations of his common sense philosophy.
With an editorial introduction which both recounts his academic career at King's College Aberdeen and the University...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748617124
• ISBN13: 9780748617128
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 576 Pages