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Dugald Stewart
Gordon Macintyre
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Hardcover. This work tells the story of Dugald Stewart, whose circular memorial on Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's best-known landmarks. Originally a mathematician like his father, Stewart held the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University and became one of Britain's most distinguished philosophers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 692.
This book tells the personal story of Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), whose circular memorial monument on Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's best known landmarks. Originally a mathematician like his father, Stewart held the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University for 25 years and became the most distinguished philosopher in Britain. He was a gifted teacher whose character and eloquence influenced students who were to become famous in many walks of life. Two of them became Prime Minister. A lifelong Whig, Stewart was in France at the outbreak of the French Revolution, and there knew Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. ... Read more
This book tells the personal story of Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), whose circular memorial monument on Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's best known landmarks. Originally a mathematician like his father, Stewart held the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University for 25 years and became the most distinguished philosopher in Britain. He was a gifted teacher whose character and eloquence influenced students who were to become famous in many walks of life. Two of them became Prime Minister. A lifelong Whig, Stewart was in France at the outbreak of the French Revolution, and there knew Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903900345
SKU
V9781903900345
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Ref
99-1
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