List of Scots - Philosophers

Philosophers

  • John Abercrombie (1780–1844)
  • John Anderson (1893–1962)
  • Thomas Brown (1778–1820)
  • Adam Ferguson (1723–1816)
  • Sir William Hamilton (1788–1888)
  • Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696–1782)
  • David Hume (1711–1776), inspired Immanuel Kant (Himself of Scottish Heritage through his mother)
  • John Mair, othewise known as Major, (1467–1550), teacher of George Buchanan, John Knox, and influencer of Calvin and Loyola
  • Alasdair MacIntyre (born 1929)
  • John Macmurray (1891–1976)
  • James McCosh (1811–1894)
  • Thomas Reid (1710–1796), played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Duns Scotus (1265–1308), teacher of William of Ockham
  • Adam Smith (1723–1790), Economist, Free Trade, Division of Labour
  • Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), common sense philosopher.

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