The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Reid

WidelyacknowledgedastheprincipalarchitectofScottishcommonsensephilosophy,ThomasReidisincreasinglyrecognizedtodayasoneofthefinestphilosophersoftheeighteenthcentury.Combiningasophisticatedresponsetotheskepticalandidealistviewsofhisday,Reid'sthoughtstandsasanimportantalternativetoHumeanskepticism,KantianidealismandCartesianrationalism.ThisvolumeisthefirstcomprehensiveoverviewofReid'soutputandcoversnotonlyhisphilosophyindetail,butalsohisscientificworkandhisextensivehistoricalinfluence.