Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 John Duns Scotus 7
6. 3 The Fifteenth Century 34
7. 4 The Circle of John Mair 47
8. 5 Humanism and After 87
9. 6 Scotland Moves into the Age of Enlightenment 104
10. 7 David Hume 147
11. 8 Adam Smith 196
12. 9 The Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy 235
13. 10 The Nineteenth Century: Ferrier to Seth 301
14. 11 Realism and Idealism: Some Twentieth-century Narratives 324
15. 12 Conclusion 365
16. Bibliography 370
17. Index 381