Essays on the intellectual powers of man [Elektronisk resurs] / by Thomas Reid ... ; abridged with notes and illustrations from Sir William Hamilton and others ; ed. by James Walker ...

• "The psychology generally taught in England and this country for the last fifty years has been that of the Scotch school, of which Dr. Thomas Reid is the acknowledged head. The influence of the same doctrines is also apparent in the improved state of philosophy in several of the Continental nations, and particularly in France. Sir W. Hamilton dedicates his annotated edition of Reid's works to M. Cousin, the distinguished philosopher and statesman 'through whom Scotland has been again united intellectually to her old political ally, and the author's writings (the best result of Scottish speculation) made the basis of academical instruction in philosophy throughout the central nation of Europe.' The name of Reid, therefore, historically considered, is second to none among British psychologists and metaphysicians, with perhaps the single exception of Locke. His Essays on the intellectual powers of man have likewise intrinsic and peculiar merits, especially as a manual to be used by those who are just entering on the study. The spirit and tone are unexceptionable; the style has a freshness and an interest which betoken the original thinker; technicalities are also avoided to a great degree, by which means, and by the frequent use of familiar and sometimes homely comparisons and illustrations, much of the obscurity and perplexity, commonly objected to in metaphysical discussion, is removed. The notes are intended either to correct mistakes and supply defects in the text, or to bring down the history of the speculation to the present day. Most of them are from Sir W. Hamilton's edition of Reid, mentioned above. These, together with the extracts occasionally made from the Supplementary Dissertations, can hardly fail to convince the reader, that, when the whole of that work, as yet incomplete, is given to the public, it will constitute one of the most important contributions ever made to intellectual science. In order to make room for these additions it has been found necessary materially to abridge some portions of the original. On account of these changes, the division and numbering of the chapters have been altered in several instances, and some passages have been transposed. To give greater distinctness to the argument or exposition, sections have also been introduced"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved). 
• "The essays cover a wide spectrum across of intellectual powers including the external senses, memory, conception, abstraction, judgment, reasoning, and 'taste' (aesthetic taste)." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved). 

Ämnesord

Knowledge, Theory of.  (LCSH)

Intellect.  (LCSH)

Knowledge  (MeSH)

Klassifikation

B1533 (LCC)