A History of Scottish Philosophy

Table of contents

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• A History of Scottish Philosophy i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgements viii
• Chapter 1- Introduction 1
• Chapter 2- John Duns Scotus 7
• Chapter 3- The Fifteenth Century 34
• Chapter 4- The Circle of John Mair 47
• Chapter 5- Humanism and after 87
• Chapter 6- Scotland Moves into the Age of Enlightenment 104
• Chapter 7- David Hume 147
• Chapter 8- Adam Smith 196
• Chapter 9- The Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy 235
• Chapter 10- The Nineteenth Century- Ferrier to Seth 301
• Chapter 11- Realism and Idealism- Some Twentieth­ Century Narratives 324
• Chapter 12- Conclusion 365

• A History of Scottish Philosophy i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgements viii
• Chapter 1- Introduction 1
• Chapter 2- John Duns Scotus 7
• Chapter 3- The Fifteenth Century 34
• Chapter 4- The Circle of John Mair 47
• Chapter 5- Humanism and after 87
• Chapter 6- Scotland Moves into the Age of Enlightenment 104
• Chapter 7- David Hume 147
• Chapter 8- Adam Smith 196
• Chapter 9- The Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy 235
• Chapter 10- The Nineteenth Century- Ferrier to Seth 301
• Chapter 11- Realism and Idealism- Some Twentieth­ Century Narratives 324
• Chapter 12- Conclusion 365
• Bibliography 370
• Index 381