ISSN:
0009-6407
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
History
,
Theology and Religious Studies
Notes:
Many scholars have observed that during the first half of the nineteenth century American philosophy, science, and education were dominated by Scottish Realism, or the philosophy of “Common Sense.” Its first significant influence has been traced to John Witherspoon, an Edinburgh-trained minister who became president of the College of New Jersey in 1769. Thereafter, especially after 1800, Realist texts were introduced gradually into American colleges, and by the I 820s generally had replaced the older texts. Through use in numerous American colleges, the works of Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, George Campbell, James Beattie, William Hamilton, and others exercised a pervasive influence.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3165423
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