| A History of Scottish Philosophy Contributor(s): Broadie, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748616276 ISBN-13: 9780748616275 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: There has never been a full-length history of Scottish Philosophy. Yet Scotland has an immensely rich philosophical tradition which is justly famous for the works of several towering philosophical figures including Duns Scotus, David Hume, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid. There are many others who contributed to philosophical debates in their time whose contribution has not been fully acknowledged. Now, for the first time, a more detailed picture is offered, presented by one of the world's leading authorities on Scottish Philosophy. Throughout this comprehensive and illuminating survey, Professor Broadie shows how a tradition of Scottish philosophical thinking has been deeply interactive with science and the arts, religion and the law in Scotland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 192 |
| LCCN: 2009510138 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is unique in that it provides the first-ever substantial account of the seven-centuries-old Scottish philosophical tradition. The book focuses on a number of philosophers in the period from the later-thirteenth century until the mid- twentieth and attends especially to some brilliantly original texts. The book also indicates ways in which philosophy has been intimately related to other aspects of Scotland's culture. Among the greatest philosophers that Scotland has produced are John Duns Scotus, Francis Hutcheson, David Hume, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid. But there were many other fine, even brilliant philosophers who are less highly regarded, if they are noticed at all, such as John Mair, George Lokert, Frederick Ferrier, Andrew Seth, Norman Kemp Smith and John Macmurray. All these thinkers and many others are discussed in these pages. This clearly written and approachable book gives us a strong sense of the Scottish philosophical tradition. |