Practical Ethics [Hardcover]

Thomas Reid (Author), Knud Haakonssen (Author, Editor)

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Publication Date: March 20, 1990

As the originator of the Scottish school of "common sense" philosophy and the foremost contemporary critic of David Hume's moral skepticism, Thomas Reid (1710-1796) played a hitherto unknown role in applying the tradition of natural law to morality and politics. When Reid succeeded Adam Smith as professor of moral philosophy in Glasgow in 1764, he taught a course covering pneumatology (theory of mind), practical ethics, and politics. In presenting for the first time the philosopher's manuscript lectures and papers on practical ethics, Knud Haakonssen shows how these writings not only add depth to Reid's criticism of Hume but also clarify his own social, moral, and political thought. As a whole, Reid's Practical Ethics constitutes a most significant addition of source material for the study of the Scottish Enlightenment. The papers assembled here demonstrate the extent to which the moral philosophy of the Enlightenment was influenced by natural jurisprudence. At the same time they reveal Reid's involvement with republican, utopian, and radical themes and elucidate the relations between religion and politics in the Enlightenment. Haakonssen's introduction is the first substantial systematic treatment of Reid's moral-political thought, connecting it with his general philosophy and setting it in the context of his life and time.

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About the Author

Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Sussex Centre for Intellectual History, University of Sussex, and the General Editor of the Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr (March 20, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691073503
ISBN-13: 978-0691073507
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
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political jurisprudence, original contract, natural liberty, natural jurisprudence, implied contract, political society, political union, supreme magistrate, external right, imperfect rights, rights competent

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Practical Ethics, Law of Nature, Private Jurisprudence, Law of Nations, Oeconomical Jurisprudence, Laws of Nature, Rights of Mankind, State of Nature, Introductory Lecture, Supreme Being, Political Body, Social Contract, Real Rights, Author of Nature, Causes of War, Natural Theology, Moral Person, Natural Affection, Personal Rights, Political State, Rights of Men, Perfect Rights, Civil Government, Theory of Morals, Rights of Individuals

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