The Idea of Moral Philosophy
A Critical Edition
James Dundas author Giovanni Gellera editor Alexander Broadie editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Publishing:31st Jan '27
£150.00
This title is due to be published on 31st January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The discovery of the unpublished Idea philosophiae moralis, written by James Dundas, first Lord Arniston, in 1679, is of great significance for Scottish intellectual history. Offering a unique synthesis of Reformed scholasticism and early modern philosophy, and engaging with thinkers such as Descartes, Hobbes and Seneca, the book reflects and highlights the richness of pre-Enlightenment Scottish philosophy. Alexander Broadie and Giovanni Gellera situate this important book in relation both to the cultural context of the period and to James Dundas’s biography. This prominent figure, in seventeenth-century Scottish public life, can now also be acknowledged as a philosopher. This edition presents the original Latin text and the English translation, along with scholarly apparatus of notes to the text and indexes.
For a long time, Scotland in the 17th century has been a philosophical desert between the prowess of Scottish logicians in the 16th, and the extraordinary flourishing of Scottish philosophy in the 18th. This innovative book dramatically changes the picture, and fills the gap with the work of James Dundas. -- Gordon Graham, Founding Editor, Journal of Scottish Philosophy
The appearance of the hitherto unpublished Idea of Moral Philosophy by James Dundas offers valuable insight into the confluence of theology and philosophy in early modern Scotland. In providing us with a critical edition of the Latin manuscript together with an English translation and introduction to the life and work of Dundas, the editors have produced a volume that will assist those seeking a better understanding of the transition from Reformed orthodoxy to the Enlightenment in Scotland. This is a notable contribution to Scottish intellectual history. -- David Fergusson, University of Cambridge
ISBN: 9781474408097
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640 pages