Thomas Reid and the University

by Thomas Reid, Paul Wood (Editor)

Overview

Of all the major thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment, Thomas Reid was the most closely involved with university life as a librarian, teacher and administrator. The writings collected here illustrate his thinking about the aims, scope and value of a liberal education, as well as the foundations of his common sense philosophy.
With an editorial introduction which both recounts his academic career at King’s College Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow and traces the connections between his educational ideals and his philosophical doctrines, the volume illuminates Reid’s distinctive contribution to the formation of Scotland’s ‘democratic intellect’.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748617128
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	02/16/2021
Series:	The Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Paul Wood is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Victoria, Canada. He has published widely on the Scottish Enlightenment and particularly extensively on the work of Thomas Reid. He has edited two volumes in the Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid.

Table of Contents

Preface: The General Editor’s Retrospect on the Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid by Knud Haakonssen; Acknowledgements; Editorial Principles; Index of Manuscripts and Published Texts; Introduction by Paul Wood; 1. Reform and Union: King’s College Aberdeen, 1751-1764; 2. Philosophical Orations; 3. Glasgow College, 1764-1796; 4. Life Narratives; The Manuscripts and Texts; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two: Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendices; Appendix A: Additional Correspondence; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Editorial Notes; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two; Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendix A: Additional Letters; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Textual Notes; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two: Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendix A: Additional Letters; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Bibliography; Index of Persons and Titles; General Index.