The Life of Thomas Reid by Paul Wood - ISBN: 9780748616473
Hardcover
Rediscovering Enlightenment giant Thomas Reid: life, thought, and Scottish context.
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The Life of Thomas Reid

Aberdeen and the North-East, 1710-1764

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  • Hardcover

    888 pages

  • Release Date

    7 September 2026

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Summary

Although Thomas Reid (1710-96) is widely recognised as a leading figure of the Enlightenment, his life has not been analysed in depth since the Victorian era.

The Life of Thomas Reid is the first major biography to appear in over a century. But more importantly, it is the first reconstruction of Reid’s career to take into account recently discovered archival sources, and to benefit from the materials contained in The Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid.

Unlike previous s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780748616473
ISBN-10:0748616470
Author:Paul Wood
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:Edinburgh University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:888
Release Date:7 September 2026
Dimensions:244mm x 170mm
About The Author

Paul Wood

Paul Wood is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Victoria, Canada. He has published widely on various aspects of the Scottish Enlightenment and has edited writings by George Turnbull, Dugald Stewart and especially Thomas Reid.

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