THOMAS REID TERCENTENARY

Thomas Reid, a major philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment and widely regarded as the founder of the “Scottish School of Common Sense”, was born in the village of Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on April 26th 1710. In 2010 we celebrate the 300th anniversary of his birth.


June 24th-27th 2010, Princeton New Jersey
2nd Princeton International Symposium on Scottish Philosophy
and
Eighteenth Century Scottish Studies Society Annual Conference,
in association with the International Adam Smith Society
Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the Births of Thomas Reid (1710-1796) and William Cullen (1710-1790)

“Reid, Cullen and Smith: The Science of Mind and Body in the Scottish Enlightenment"

Plenary addresses by Aaron Garrett, Boston University, on “Thomas Reid as Historian of Philosophy” and Guenter B. Risse, Emeritus, University of California San Francisco on “William Cullen and His Edinburgh Medical World.”

A very extensive program includes panels on Adam Smith, Scottish Philosophy in Princeton and America, and a conference banquet at the New Jersey Grounds for Sculpture.

Full details and online registration here

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