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James Frederick Ferrier : Selected Writings.
Title:
James Frederick Ferrier : Selected Writings.
Author:
Keefe, Jennifer.
ISBN:
9781845403171
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (238 pages)
Series:
Library of Scottish Philosophy, 1 ; v.1

Library of Scottish Philosophy, 1
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Series Editor's Note -- Body Matter -- I. Introduction -- II. 'An Introduction to the Philosophy of Consciousness' -- Selection 1 -- Selection 2 -- Selection 3 -- Selection 4 -- Selection 5 -- III. 'Berkeley and Idealism' -- IV. 'Reid and the Philosophy of Common Sense' -- V. Institutes of Metaphysic -- Selection 6 -- Selection 7 -- Selection 8 -- Selection 9 -- VI. Scottish Philosophy: The Old and the New -- Selection 10 -- Back Matter -- Also Available.
Abstract:
This volume contains selections from the philosophical writings of James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864). Ferrier was the Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews between 1845 and 1864 and he was one of the earliest post-Hegelian British idealists. He develops a system of absolute idealism via a rejection of the Scottish school of common sense and Enlightenment philosophy in general. These selections focus on his primary philosophical interests: epistemology and ontology. ...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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