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1719-1796 George Campbell was a Scottish philosopher during the time of the Scottish Enlightenment. George Campbell was born on the 25th of December, 1719, in Aberdeen, Scotland. As he was the son of a successful reverend he was able to attend a n… more »

Duns Scotus was a Scottish philosopher in the High Middle Ages. Thoughts of Scottish intellectual figures always lead to the Scottish Enlightenment. This is misleading as there have been many great Scottish thinkers before the Scottish Enlightenment,… more »

1694-1746 Francis Hutcheson was an Irish philosopher who is credited with being one of the original members of the Scottish Enlightenment. Francis Hutcheson was born in Drumalig, Northern Ireland. Not a lot of information has been found about his… more »

1456-1563 Hector Boece was a historic Scottish philosopher and an important thinker of his time. Although his name is not widely recognized, Hector Boece played important parts in the academic expansion of Scotland. No matter how indirectly, some t… more »

1710-1796 Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher, during the time of the Scottish Enlightenment. Thomas Reid was born on April 26, 1710, in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He studied at the University of Aberdeen. While studying, Thomas Reid c… more »