Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid

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The Scottish philosopher, Thomas Reid (1710 – 1796) was “known for his philosophical method, his theory of perception and its wide implications on epistemology, and as the developer and defender of an agent-causal theory of free will.” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).  He was, further, a contemporary and critic of fellow countryman, David Hume.

Thomas ReidThe Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid comprises the following volumes:

  1. Reid, Thomas. The Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid. Editor-in-Chief Knud Haakonssen. 10 Vols. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1995-.
  2. Thomas Reid on the Animate Creation: Papers Relating to the Life Sciences (1995). Edited by Paul Wood.
  3. An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense (1997). Edited by Derek R. Brooks.
  4. The Correspondence of Thomas Reid (2002). Edited by Paul Wood.
  5. Thomas Reid on Logic, Rhetoric and the Fine Arts: Papers on the Culture of the Mind (2005). Edited by Alexander Broadie.
  6. Thomas Reid on Practical Ethics (2007). Edited by Knud Haakonssen.
  7. Essays on the Active Powers of Man (2010). Edited by Knud Haakonssen and James A. Harris.
  8. Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (2002). Edited by Derek R. Brookes.
  9. Thomas Reid on Society and Politics (2015). Edited by Edited by Knud Haakonssen and Paul Wood.
  10. Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy (not yet published). Edited by Paul Wood.
  11. Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy (not yet published). Edited by Paul Wood.

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