Publisher's Synopsis
""Essays on The Active Powers of the Human Mind"" is a philosophical work by Thomas Reid, first published in 1788. The book is an inquiry into the human mind on the principle of common sense. Reid argues that the mind has certain innate powers that allow us to perceive, reason, and act in the world. He explores these powers in detail, discussing topics such as perception, memory, imagination, and moral judgment. Reid also examines the relationship between the mind and the body, arguing against the idea that the mind is a passive receiver of sensory information. Instead, he posits that the mind actively constructs our experience of the world. The book is a significant contribution to the Scottish Enlightenment and has influenced many subsequent philosophers, including Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill.1843. Thomas Reid was one of the most daring and original thinkers of the eighteenth century. His work became the cornerstone of the Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy, and was highly influential in nineteenth-century America; it also anticipated the thinking of such twentieth-century figures as Moore and Wittgenstein. Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind expounds the Reidian theory of moral agency. The edition also includes some of Reid's correspondence, a biography by his disciple Dugald Stewart, and twenty-seven supplementary dissertations by Sir William Hamilton.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
