Notebook entitled "Observations on Logic by Several Professors" containing notes on lectures on logic given at the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh, taken down by John Campbell
Scope and Contents
Note on lectures of logic taken down by John Campbell, entitled "Observations on Logic by Several Professors". Glasgow, 1775.
- "A System of Logic Taught at Aberdeen" by Dr Thomas Reid, 1763, now professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow, pp. 1-101.
- "A System of Logic Taught at St Andrews" by Mr. Robert Watson, 1764-1765, pp. 102-200.
- "Observations on Logic" by Mr James Beattie, Professor of Logic in Aberdeen, pp. 201-209.
- "Notes from Lectures on Logic" given by Mr John Stevenson, Professor of Logic in University of Edinburgh, pp. 210-215.
- Table of content.
Dates
- Creation: 1775
Creator
- Cambell, John, fl 1775 (student) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Custodial History
Ink inscription, front fly leaf: "John Campbell 1775," possible transcriber of Reid's lectures, given at Aberdeen in 1763.
Previous references
Dk.3.2
Previously catalogued under the reference "Coll-503" (Material relating to the Teaching of Professor John Stevenson).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number(s): E450711, 43581
Accessioned on 11 July 1945.
Inscription on title page: "Small Beq.". Inscription on end paper: "11 July, 1945, Thin" [probably referring to James Thin bookshop].
Physical Description
Marbled cover. Brown, leather bound. Banded spine. Title on binding, red leather overlay: "Logic."
6.6 x 4 in. Pp.VI + 220.
Subject
- Reid, Thomas, 1710-1796 (Scottish philosopher, professor) (Presenter, Person)
- Watson, Robert, 1730s-1781 (Professor of Logic at the University of St. Andrews) (Presenter, Person)
- Beattie, James, 1735-1803 (Scottish poet, professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic) (Presenter, Person)
- Stevenson, John, 1695-1775 (Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Edinburgh University) (Presenter, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Notebook entitled "Observations on Logic by Several Professors" containing notes on lectures on logic given at the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh, taken down by John Campbell, 1775
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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