Thomas Reid - Context, Influence And Significance

Thomas Reid (1710-1796) Taught Philosophy At Aberdeen And Glasgow In The Latter Half Of The Eighteenth Century. Reid Counters The General Scepticism At Which, It Seemed, Philosophy Had Arrived, Especially In The Writings Of Hume. In This Collection Of Papers, Many First Delivered At A Conference At The University Of Glasgow Held To Celebrate The Bi-centenary Of Reid's Death, The Eminent Contributors Open A Number And Variety Of Doors Into Reid And Remind Us That He Remains A Relevant Force Today.--jacket. Reading Reid / J. Houston --reid And Personal Identity: A Study In Sources / M.a. Stewart -- Reid's Defence Of Freedom / R.f. Stalley -- Testimony Contrasted With Judgement And Opinion / J. Houston -- God And Darkness In Reid / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- Reid And Reformed Epistemology / Paul Helm -- Rational Religion And Common Sense / M.a. Stewart -- Reid And Kant Against The Sceptic / René Van Woudenberg. Edited By Joseph Houston. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.