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Philosophy

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

James Gregory on mathematics, c1692

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio E [017]
Scope and Contents

An essay on mathematics and scientific enquiry by James Gregory, younger brother of David Gregory.

Dates: c1692
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio E

J:G de cogitatione, before 1675

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [178]
Scope and Contents

Thoughts on thought itself. Probably unrelated doodling on the reverse.

Dates: before 1675
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

John Macmurray Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-35
Scope and Contents

The Papers of John Macmurray contain manuscripts and typescripts of works; transcripts and offprints; lectures and lecture notes, sermons and addresses; exercise books, note books, and loose pages; material in binders and folders.


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Dates: 1922-1972
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lecture notes of John Borthwick of Crookston

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1951
Scope and Contents Seven notebooks containing lecture notes taken down by John Borthwick of Crookston at the University of Edinburgh between 1802 and 1807. Notes on "Humanity" lectures Notes on lectures of Greek, translation from Fenelon's Télémaque and observations upon the maxims of La Rochefoucauld Notes on lectures on moral philosophy by Dugald...
Dates: 1802-1807
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter, 27 March 1798, to James Chalmer, signed by Adam Ferguson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1708
Content Description

Autograph letter signed by Adam Ferguson to James Chalmer, solicitor, dated Hallyard, 27 March 1798.


The letter refers to a 'half yearly certificate' which Chalmer will have 'as usual'. and on which he 'will do the needfull'. Ferguson goes on to say that his 'son writes [...] that the Copper Plates are come to hand & I have desired impressions in order to know in which state they come out of Mr [?] keeping...'.

Dates: 1798
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter regarding Ross Husband, 02 March 1917

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/8/1/5
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Baillie to [David Morison] Ross, detailing/assessing the student life, philosophy and general character of Peter Ross Husband (deceased), and quoted at length in Ross's biography of Husband.

Dates: 02 March 1917
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Articles and Reviews / Reviews by John Baillie

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Professor James Gordon MacGregor, 28 June 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/66
Scope and Contents

MacGregor provides some financial estimates for the expansion of the Natural Philosophy Department at the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 28 June 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Professor James Seth, enclosing his notes about various Professorships, 24 June 1903

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/64
Scope and Contents

Seth encloses his notes on the most important considerations concerning the professorships of Experimental Psychology, History of Philosophy and Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 24 June 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Liber de Accidente et Substantia by Ramon Llull, 15th century

 part
Identifier: MS 117/ff. 12r-14v
Contents This section contains the Liber de Accidente et Substantia by Ramon Llull. It is a philosophical text, probably originally written around 1313, related to his ideas about accident and substance, which he covers in the Second Figure of the Ars generalis ultima (see previous section).It starts on f. 12r with an incipit that reads Deus cum tua altissima clemencia, Incipit liber de accidente...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing six texts by Ramon Llull

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections