James McCosh
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James McCosh (1811–1894) was a Scottish philosopher, writer, and university teacher. Born in Ayrshire and educated at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. A Presbyterian, he wrote in English and contributed to *Popular Science*. His professional career included teaching positions at Princeton University and Queen's University Belfast.
McCosh’s notable works include *Psychology*, *Life of Jesus*, *The Method of the Divine Government*, *Physical and Moral*, *Philosophy of Reality*, and *Our Moral Nature*. He served as a doctoral advisor to James Mark Baldwin. His affiliations included membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He died in Princeton in 1894.
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- Works
- 43
Top works
- Psychology
- Life of Jesus
- The Method of the Divine Government, Physical and Moral
- Philosophy of Reality
- Our Moral Nature, Being a Brief System of Ethics
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ayrshire
- Place of death
- Princeton
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Glasgow
- Employer
- Queen's University Belfast
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Doctoral student
- James Mark Baldwin
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- James McCosh.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1811-04-01
- date of death
- 1894-11-16
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- James McCosh
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P12749
- exothermic process
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