Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
by Thomas Reid (1710–1796) · 1785 · ★ Essential
Reid's defense of common sense against Hume's ideal theory; Essay VI frames the design argument as a first principle.
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- Intellectual Powers
- Classification
- LCC B1533 .I4: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion › Philosophy (General)
- Categories
- epistemology, common-sense, design-argument
- Tradition
- Scottish Common Sense
- Written in
- English
- Public domain (US)
- Yes
- On the lists
- A Historical Bibliography of Philosophy of Religion (Larry Sanger, 2026)
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| Source | Rank | Edition | Links |
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| Internet Archive worksofthomasrei00reiduoft | Scan with good OCR | ed. Sir William Hamilton, The Works of Thomas Reid (Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1852) | PDF · Text · Page |
| Internet Archive essaysonintellec02reiduoft | Scan with good OCR | Essays on the intellectual powers of man; 1786 | PDF · Text · Page |