Scottish common sense in Germany, 1768-1800 : a contribution to the history of critical philosophy / Manfred Kuehn ; foreword by Lewis White Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuehn, Manfred.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 11.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas, 0711-0995 ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, German--18th century--Scottish influences.

Philosophy, German.

Philosophy, Scottish--18th century.

Philosophy, Scottish.

Physical Description:

xiv, 300 p. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kingston [Ont.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Proponents of Scottish common-sense philosophy, especially Thomas Reid, James Oswald, and James Beattie, had substantial influence on late enlightenment German philosophy. Kuehn explores the nature and extent of that influence.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Nature of Scottish Common-Sense Philosophy

The Philosophical Situation in Germany after 1755

The First Reception of “Reid, Oswald, and Beattie” in Germany

The Scots in Gottingen

Scottish Common Sense and German Sensationism

Scottish Common Sense and German Metaphysics

Scottish Common Sense and Tetens’s Analysis of Thought in Perception

Scottish Common Sense and the German Counter-Enlightenment

“Reid, Oswald, and Beattie” and Kant

Scottish Common Sense and the Reception of Kant’s Critical Philosophy

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography of Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation, McGill University, 1980.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6404-7

OCLC:

929120962