REID, Thomas. Recherches sur l'entendement humain, d'après les principes du sens commun. 1768.
REID, Thomas.
Recherches sur l'entendement humain, d'après les principes du sens commun.
Amsterdam, Jean Meyer, 1768.
12mo (165x96 mm), xii-314 / (2)-320 pages. binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt flat spine, lettering pieces chipped. Joints of part one repaired. Head cap of part 1 chipped and lack on tail of spine of part 1. Corners worn. A few light waterstains on preliminary leaves of Part one, last leaf of part 2 soiled.
Rare first french edition.
Thomas Reid is a Scottish philosopher.
In this book define his philosphy based on the realism of the five senses and thus opposes the system of ideas, born with the philosophy of Descartes.
Chapter on view gives rise to lengthy arguments on the lens. In Section IX, Reid defined a non-Euclidean geometry.
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