Scottish Kantians: An Exploration

From the late 1790s to the early 1890s, Scottish scholars contributed, as translators, commentators, or critics to the 'reception' of Kant's philosophy in Britain. The discussion here considers particularly the work of Richardson, Semple, Gillies, MacVicar, Ferrier, Meiklejohn, and Ha...

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Published inJournal of Scottish philosophy Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 115 - 131
Main Author Burns, J. H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published UK Edinburgh University Press 01.09.2009
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Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804)
Meiklejohn, Alexander
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religion
Richardson, William
MacVicar
Wirgman
Richardson
Meiklejohn
Semple
Haywood
Fraser
Calderwood
Ferrier
Gillies
Kant
Hastie
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Summary:From the late 1790s to the early 1890s, Scottish scholars contributed, as translators, commentators, or critics to the 'reception' of Kant's philosophy in Britain. The discussion here considers particularly the work of Richardson, Semple, Gillies, MacVicar, Ferrier, Meiklejohn, and Hastie, and attempts to assess the character, quality, and value of their contributions to Kantian scholarship. An important question throughout is whether - and if so, how far and why - the work of Scottish Kantians can be meaningfully discussed apart from their English contemporaries - one relevant consideration being the distinctive rôle of philosophy in the Scottish M.A. curriculum.
ISSN:1479-6651
1755-2001
DOI:10.3366/E1479665109000396