Thomas Reid on Moral Liberty and Common Sense - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Reid on Moral Liberty and Common Sense write by Douglas McDermid. This book was released on 1999. Thomas Reid on Moral Liberty and Common Sense available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality
Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality write by William L. Rowe. This book was released on 1991. Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this succinct and well-written book, one of our most eminent philosophers provides a fresh reading of the view of freedom and morality developed by Thomas Reid (1710-1796). Although contemporary theorists have written extensively about the Scottish philosopher's contributions to the theory of knowledge, this is the first book-length study of his contributions to the controversy over freedom and necessity. William L. Rowe argues that Reid developed a subtle, systematic theory of moral freedom based on the idea of the human being as a free and morally responsible agent. He carefully reconstructs the theory and explores the intellectual background to Reid's views in the work of John Locke, Samuel Clarke, and Anthony Collins. Rowe develops a novel account of Reid's conception of free action and relates it to contemporary arguments that moral responsibility for an action implies the power to have done otherwise. Distilling from Reid's work a viable version of the agency theory of freedom and responsibility, he suggests how Reid's theory can be defended against the major objections--both historical and contemporary--that have been advanced against it. Blending to good effect historical and philosophical analysis, Thomas Reid on Freedom and Morality should interest philosophers, political theorists, and intellectual historians.
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Reid write by Giovanni B. Grandi. This book was released on 2012-09-19. Thomas Reid available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thomas Reid (1710-1796) is the foremost exponent of the Scottish 'common sense' school of philosophy. Educated at Marischal College in Aberdeen, Reid subsequently taught at King's College, and was a founder of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society. His Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense was published in 1764, the same year he succeeded Adam Smith as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He resigned from active teaching duties in 1785 to devote himself to writing, and published two more books - Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (1785) and Essays on the Active Powers of Man (1788). Within a short time of publication, Reid's works were translated into French and German, and greatly influenced debates in philosophy and psychology in Europe. His influence in the emerging colleges and universities of post-revolutionary America was even greater. Reid was widely regarded as David Hume's most sophisticated contemporary critic. His critique of the 'theory of ideas' that lay behind both Hume's scepticism and Berkeley's immaterialism, his critique of Locke's theory of personal identity, and his defence of 'moral liberty' against determinism are all of enduring interest and significance. The aim of this comprehensive selection of his writings is to make the key elements of Reid's philosophical work available to a new generation of readers. Two other philosophers of the 'common sense' school are featured in the Library of Scottish Philosophy - James Beattie and Dugald Stewart.
Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays
Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays write by Thomas Reid. This book was released on 1983-01-01. Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reid's previously published writings are substantial, both in quantity and quality. This edition attempts to make these writings more readily available in a single volume. Based upon Hamilton's definitive two volume 6th edition, this edition is suitable for both students and scholars. Beanblossom and Lehrer have included a wide range of topics addressed by Reid. These topics include Reid's views on the role of common sense, scepticism, the theory of ideas, perception, memory and identity, as well as his views on moral liberty, duties, and principles. Historical as well as topical considerations guided the selection process. Thus, Reid's responses to Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume are included. Through the resulting selections Reid's influence and impact upon subsequent philosophers is manifested.
The Works of Thomas Reid
The Works of Thomas Reid - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Works of Thomas Reid write by Thomas Reid. This book was released on 1813. The Works of Thomas Reid available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
