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Name: Thomas Reid
Birth Date: April 26, 1710
Death Date: October 7, 1796
Place of Birth: Strachan, Scotland
Place of Death: Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Gender: Male
Occupations: philosopher, clergyman, teacher

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Biography of Thomas Reid
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The Scottish philosopher, clergyman, and teacher Thomas Reid (1710-1796) originated the school of thought known as the philosophy of common sense. Thomas Reid was the son of Lewis and Margaret Reid. He was born on April 26, 1710, at Strachan,...
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Thomas Reid's painstaking inquiries into the nature and extent of human knowledge represent a turning point in the history of philosophy. His An Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense (1764) established his reputation for...
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Thomas Reid, the originator of Scottish commonsense philosophy, is best known for his critique of the British empiricists, particularly Hume. In contrast to the empiricists, who, as Reid observed, shared the assumption that the objects of human...


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Reid, Thomas : Philosophy Terms
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. 1710–96. Born at Strachan, he worked mainly in Aberdeen and Glasgow. He is generally known as the founder of the ‘Scottish school of common sense’, which reacted against the sceptical conclusions of the ‘British...
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Reid, Thomas(1710 96. The Center for Scottish Philosophy, based at the University of Aberdeen, maintains the following web site with information about events and publications relating to Reid:...
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For the Scottish footballer, see Thomas Reid (footballer). Thomas Reid (April 26, 1710 – October 7, 1796), Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, and played an integral role...


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Canadian Journal of History
The Correspondence of Thomas Reid.(Book Review)
04/01/2004: 1,024 words, approx. 3 pages
The Correspondence of Thomas Reid, edited by Paul Wood. Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid. University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State University Press and Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2002 [US edn published 2003]. xxvii, 356 pp. $95.00 US (cloth). Thomas Reid (1710-96) was a...
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The Washington Times
Sen. Reid vs. Justice Thomas.(COMMENTARY)
12/11/2004: 666 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: Scott D. Gerber, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Harry Reid, the new Senate Democratic minority leader, created a political firestorm with his comments on "Meet the Press" that Clarence Thomas "has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court. I think his...
 


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