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Name: James McCosh
Birth Date: April 1, 1811
Death Date: November 16, 1894
Place of Birth: Ayrshire, Scotland
Place of Death: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: philosopher, college president

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James McCosh (1811-1894), Scottish-American minister, philosopher, and college president, summarized the achievements of the Scottish philosophy and prepared Princeton for its transition from a small college to a modern university. James McCosh was...


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Mccosh, James(1811–1894) James McCosh, an influential representative of "commonsense realism," was born in southern Ayrshire, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities. McCosh was licensed for the ministry in...
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James McCosh (April 1 1811–November 16 1894) was a prominent philosopher of the Scottish School of Common Sense. McCosh was born of a Covenanting family in Ayrshire, and studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, obtaining his M.A. at...


 

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