Thomas Reid (1710-1796) was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy which reacted against the sceptical conclusions of philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Hume and Berkeley. He was particularly influenced by Hume (whom some scholars believe he misrepresented) but saw his philosophy as wrought with the all destroying scepticism inherent in the empiricist notion of ideas as immediate objects of our perception. He asserted that our faculties are essentially capable of giving us immediate contact wiht objects - a direct reaction against the prevalent scepticism as to the knowlege of realities. These two volumes contain all Reid's works, from his principal writings - "Inquiry into the Human Mind" (1764); "On the Intellectual Powers of Man" (1785); "On the Active Powers of Man" (1788) - to his lesser-known but wide-ranging work. It also includes an account of Reid's life and writings by his disciple Dugald Stewart and a long dissertation on common sense by Sir William Hamilton. This, the second edition, includes some additions to the incomplete 1846 edition.
- ISBN10 1276964641
- ISBN13 9781276964647
- Publish Date 5 March 2012 (first published 1 August 1986)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Nabu Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 538
- Language English