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Review
"This edition of the Inquiry . . . is a model of careful scholarship. . . . This is a superb work. Highest commendation for all collections."--J. White, Choice
"In this critical edition of An Inquiry Into the Human Mind, Reid's classic eighteenth-century treatise in the philosophy of mind appears with supplementary manuscripts and correspondence that, along with a crack editing job, provide the context for a rich understanding of this work."--Marc Baer, Review of Metaphysics
This edition of the Inquiry . . . is a model of careful scholarship. . . . This is a superb work. Highest commendation for all collections. J. White, Choice"
In this critical edition of An Inquiry Into the Human Mind, Reid s classic eighteenth-century treatise in the philosophy of mind appears with supplementary manuscripts and correspondence that, along with a crack editing job, provide the context for a rich understanding of this work. Marc Baer, Review of Metaphysics"
"In this critical edition of An Inquiry Into the Human Mind, Reid's classic eighteenth-century treatise in the philosophy of mind appears with supplementary manuscripts and correspondence that, along with a crack editing job, provide the context for a rich understanding of this work."
--Marc Baer, Review of Metaphysics
"This edition of the Inquiry . . . is a model of careful scholarship. . . . This is a superb work. Highest commendation for all collections."
--J. White, Choice
About the Author
Derek R. Brookes is an independent scholar and the coeditor of Thomas Reid: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (Penn State, 2002). He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the Australian National University. Thomas Reid (1710-96) was born near Aberdeen and educated at Marischal College. His major work, An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense, was published in 1764, the year in which he accepted appointment as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
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