An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense / / Derek Brookes, Thomas Reid.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Reid, Thomas,; Brookes, Derek,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid : EETHRE
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 p.)

Thomas Reid (1710–96) is increasingly being seen as a highly significant philosopher and a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.This new edition of Reid's classic philosophical text in the philosophy of mind at long last gives scholars a complete, critically edited text of the Inquiry. The critical text is based on the 4th lifetime edition (1785). A selection of related documents showing the development of Reid's thought, textual notes, bibliographical details of previous editions and a full introduction by the editor makes this an important contribution to the study of this increasingly respected philosopher.Key FeaturesComplete, critically edited text of the Inquiry accompanied by a judicious selection of manuscript evidence relating to its compositionComprehensive Introduction providing an historical and philosophical account of the formation of the Inquiry Detailed textual notes which include bibliographical details and allusions, translations, references to secondary literature and selected passages from Reid's manuscripts

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CRITICAL TEXT -- AN INQUIRY INTO THE HUMAN MIND, On the PRINCIPLES of COMMON SENSE -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- CHAP. I. I NTRODUCTION -- CHAP. II. Of SMELLING -- CHAP. III. Of TASTING -- CHAP. IV. Of HEARING -- CHAP. V. Of TOUCH -- CHAP. VI. Of SEEING -- CHAP. VII. CONCLUSION -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- MANUSCRIPTS -- EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES -- INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS -- 1 THE HUME-REID EXCHANGE -- 2 THE ABERDEEN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY -- 3 MISCELLANEOUS -- REGISTER OF EDITIONS -- PAGE CONCORDANCE -- INDEX