James Beattie

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James Beattie was an 18th-century Scottish poet, moral philosopher, and professor best known for his influential poem "The Minstrel" and his writings defending common sense philosophy.

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instanceOf Scottish Enlightenment figure
human
moral philosopher
poet
university professor
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
describedBySource 18th-century Scottish poet and moral philosopher
educatedAt Marischal College NERFINISHED
employer Marischal College NERFINISHED
University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Beattie NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork aesthetics
common sense philosophy
moral philosophy
poetry
genre didactic poetry
philosophical prose
poetry
givenName James
influencedBy Scottish common sense philosophers NERFINISHED
Thomas Reid NERFINISHED
knownFor The Minstrel NERFINISHED
defending common sense philosophy
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest aesthetics
epistemology
ethics
movement Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED
Scottish common sense realism NERFINISHED
name James Beattie NERFINISHED
notableIdea critique of David Hume’s skepticism
defense of common sense against skepticism
notableWork An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth NERFINISHED
The Minstrel NERFINISHED
occupation moral philosopher
philosopher
poet
university professor
philosophicalSchool common sense realism NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen
workSubject common sense
moral philosophy
poetic imagination
truth

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