{"product_id":"thomas-reid-on-mathematics-and-thomas-reid-9780271078496","title":"Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA philosopher, scholar of the natural world, and gifted mathematician, Thomas Reid holds a distinctive place in the Scottish Enlightenment. This volume reconstructs Reid's lifelong engagement with the physical sciences and makes clear why these fields were central to his epistemology and moral and social philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing Reid's \"Essay on Quantity\" alongside his previously unpublished writings on mathematics and the physical sciences, Paul Wood shows that, in contrast to Francis Hutcheson and David Hume, Reid was a philosopher rooted not only in the science of man but also in the sciences of nature. A self-professed Newtonian, Reid honed his observational and experimental skills while investigating a broad range of theoretical problems in astronomy, mechanics, optics, electricity, and chemistry. He championed the practical application of mathematics, immersed himself in Newton's mathematical corpus, and addressed foundational questions such as the conceptual basis of Euclidean geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and invaluable, this volume demonstrates that Reid built on his own early precociousness in mathematics to become one of the leading mathematicians and natural philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Reid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271078499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271078496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018","brand":"Thomas Reid","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152950931711,"sku":"9780271078496","price":213.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09cb60c2-0ddd-4210-b009-e4c2bcdec944.jpg?v=1770780290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thomas-reid-on-mathematics-and-thomas-reid-9780271078496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}