James Beattie [[electronic resource] ] : selected philosophical writings / / edited and introduced by James A. Harris

• Autore: Beattie James <1735-1803.>
• Pubblicazione: Exeter, : Imprint Academic, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy, Scottish - 18th century
• Altri autori: HarrisJames A (James Anthony)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-204).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Series Editor's Note; Introduction; Chronology; Body matter; One: Introduction to 'An Essay on Truth'; Two: Of the Perception of Truth in General; Three: The Rise and Progress of Modern Scepticism; Four: On the Origins of the 'Essay on Truth'; Five: On Memory; Six: Beattie's Division of Moral Philosophy; Seven: Of the Existence of God; Eight: A First Lesson in Religion; Nine: Of the Nature of Virtue; Ten: Of the Origin of Civil Governments; Eleven: On Slavery; Twelve: On Poetry; Thirteen: On Music ; Fourteen: Of Taste, and Its Improvement Fifteen: Illustrations of Sublimity; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available
• Sommario/riassunto: 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: James Beattie
• ISBN: 1-84540-446-7; 1-283-69288-0; 1-84540-447-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785970403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Library of Scottish Philosophy