Davie, George Elder, 1912-2007 (philosopher)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1912 - 2007
Biography
George Elder Davie was a prominent Scottish philosopher. He was born in Dundee. His work, The democrat intellect (1961), concerns the treatment of philosophy in 19th century Scottish universities. Crisis of the democrat intellect came out in 1986.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Essays and lectures of James Robbie and Herbert James Liddle Robbie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2959
Scope and Contents
Collection of student lecture notes and essays collated by the Robbie family.
Coll-2959/1
Fair copy of a manuscript essay by James Robbie titled 'Ought the United Kingdom to grant Differential Duties to her colonies and on what conditions?', written in 1892-1893. Appendix features comment by Prof Joseph Shield Nicholson, awarding the work a 1st prize. 42 numbered pages with 3 appendicies. 3 leaves with sums and music score laid in the back.
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Dates:
1893-1976
Material relating to the editing of 'Crisis of the democratic intellect', by George Elder Davie
Collection — Box CLX-A-1555, Folder: Sc-Acc-2016-0189
Identifier: Coll-1792
Content Description
The collection relates to the editing of "Crisis of the democratic intellect", and includes manuscript and typescript, photographs, and promotional material.
Dates:
1980-1986