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Thomas Reid (1710-96) was one of the most daring and original thinkers of the eighteenth century. His work became the cornerstone of the Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy. This book begins by characterizing the state of moral epistemology at the time when Reid was writing. It offers an assessment of the success of Reid's ethical project.

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"'This is a splendid account and defence of Reid's theory of moral knowledge, a first-rate contribution both to the history of ethics and to the substantive philosophical issues.' Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame"

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Ch 1: Background to Reid's moral epistemology; Ch 2: Reid's puzzling account of the moral faculty; Ch 3: Reid's legal conception of evidence; Ch 4: Reid's epistemology. Ch 5: Practical reason and the moral sense analogy; Ch 6: Moral knowledge; Ch 7: Queerness, disagreement, and conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Thomas Reids Ethics Moral Epistemology on Legal Foundations Continuum Studies in British Philosophy

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury USA 3pl
      Publication Date: 12/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780826488091, 978-0826488091
      ISBN10: 0826488099
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Thomas Reid (1710-96) was one of the most daring and original thinkers of the eighteenth century. His work became the cornerstone of the Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy. This book begins by characterizing the state of moral epistemology at the time when Reid was writing. It offers an assessment of the success of Reid's ethical project.

      Trade Review
      "'This is a splendid account and defence of Reid's theory of moral knowledge, a first-rate contribution both to the history of ethics and to the substantive philosophical issues.' Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame"

      Table of Contents
      Ch 1: Background to Reid's moral epistemology; Ch 2: Reid's puzzling account of the moral faculty; Ch 3: Reid's legal conception of evidence; Ch 4: Reid's epistemology. Ch 5: Practical reason and the moral sense analogy; Ch 6: Moral knowledge; Ch 7: Queerness, disagreement, and conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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