Thomas Reid
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Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Reid canonical | 18 |
| Thomas Reid’s Essays | 1 |
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Target entity: Thomas Reid Context triple: [Scottish Enlightenment, hasKeyFigure, Thomas Reid]
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Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
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David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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George Berkeley
George Berkeley was an 18th-century Irish philosopher best known for his idealist doctrine that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, encapsulated in the phrase "to be is to be perceived."
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John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Reid Target entity description: Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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A.
Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
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B.
David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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C.
James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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D.
George Berkeley
George Berkeley was an 18th-century Irish philosopher best known for his idealist doctrine that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, encapsulated in the phrase "to be is to be perceived."
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E.
John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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Scottish philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1710-04-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| clergyOf | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1796-10-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Glasgow
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surface form:
Glasgow, Scotland
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| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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surface form:
Marischal College
|
| era | 18th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alvin Plantinga
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Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ
surface form:
C. S. Peirce
Dugald Stewart ⓘ G. E. Moore ⓘ Roderick Chisholm ⓘ Sir William Hamilton ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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George Berkeley ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of philosophical skepticism
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direct realism about perception ⓘ founding the Scottish common sense school of philosophy ⓘ theory of common sense beliefs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| movement |
Scottish Common Sense Realism
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surface form:
Scottish School of Common Sense
Scottish common sense realism ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Reid self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| opposedTo | skepticism of David Hume ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
Scottish Common Sense Realism
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surface form:
common sense realism
direct realism about external objects ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow
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Regent at King’s College, Aberdeen ⓘ minister of New Machar parish ⓘ |
| region | Western philosophy ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| work |
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
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Essays on the Active Powers of Man ⓘ Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man ⓘ |
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