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Scottish philosopher (1710–1796)

Person · Open Library

Born
1710
Died
1796
Works
58

Top works

  • Essays on the intellectual powers of man
  • Recherches sur l'entendement humain ...
  • Essays on the active powers of man
  • Essays on the intellectual and active powers of man
  • Oeuvres complètes de Thomas Reid

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Type
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Country
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Active from
1963-06-06

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Key facts

Born
( 1710-05-07 ) 7 May 1710, Strachan , Scotland
Died
7 October 1796 (1796-10-07) (aged 86), Glasgow , Scotland
Education
Marischal College ( M.A. , 1726)
Era
18th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Scottish common sense realism , Scottish Enlightenment , Epistemological externalism , Direct realism , Foundationalism , Correspondence theory of truth
Institutions
University of Glasgow
Main interests
Metaphysics Epistemology Philosophy of perception Ethics Theory of action Natural theology Aesthetics
Notable ideas
Direct realism Epistemological externalism Sensation – perception distinction Agent causality
Religion
Christianity
Church
Church of Scotland

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Works in European collections

6 objects attributed to Thomas Reid, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Cameo of Thomas Reid by James Tassie, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow Thomas Reid (/riːd/; 7 May (O.S. 26 April) 1710 – 7 October 1796) was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher best known for his philosophical method, his theory of perception, and its wide implications on epistemology, and as the developer and defender of an agent-causal theory of free will. He also focused extensively on ethics, theory of action, language and philosophy of mind.

He was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A contemporary of David Hume, Reid was also "Hume's earliest and fiercest critic".

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