Robert Adamson (philosopher)
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Robert Adamson | |
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19th century philosophy | |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Neo-Kantianism[1] |
Main interests | Philosophical logic |
Robert Adamson (19 January 1852 – 5 February 1902) was a
Early life
The philosopher Robert Adamson was born in
After a short residence at Heidelberg (1871), where he began his study of German philosophy, he returned to Edinburgh as assistant first to Henry Calderwood (1830-1897) and later to Alexander Campbell Fraser (1819-1914). He joined the staff of the Encyclopædia Britannica (9th edition) (1874) and studied widely in the Advocates' Library.[4][2]
Professorial appointments
In 1876 he came to England as successor to
Except during the first few years at Manchester, he delivered his lectures without manuscripts. In 1903, under the title The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays, his more important lectures were published with a short biographical introduction by
In addition to his professional work, he did much administrative work for
Throughout his lectures, Adamson pursued the critical and
Philosophical views
As he grew older his metaphysical optimism waned. He felt that the increase of knowledge must come in the domains of
At the same time, in his criticism of other views he was almost typical of
Personal life
Robert's wife Margaret "Daisy" Duncan[5] (1859-1935), a daughter of David Duncan[6] (1826-1871) (a Manchester linen merchant), was a woman of kindred tastes, and their union was entirely happy.[4] Their daughter, Sarah Gough Adamson was a highly regarded landscape artist.[7]
Published writings
It is matter for regret to the student that Adamson's active labours in the lecture room precluded him from systematic production. His writings consisted of short articles, of which many appeared in the Encyclopaedia and in Mind, a volume on
- Bibliography
The following were published, either in his lifetime or posthumously.[8]
- Development of Greek Philosophy, The (1908)
- Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays, The (1903)
- Fichte (1881) Blackwood's Philosophical Classics
- On the Philosophy of Kant (1879)
- Contributions to the Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
- Contributions to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
- Francis Bacon (with John Malcolm Mitchell)[9]
- Roger Bacon (with an anonymous co-author)[10]
- Friedrich Eduard Beneke[11]
- George Berkeley[12]
- Saint Bonaventura (with an anonymous co-author)[13]
- Giordano Bruno (with John Malcolm Mitchell)[14]
- Joseph Butler (in part)[15]
- Category (in part)[16]
- Johannes Scotus Erigena (with John Malcolm Mitchell)[17]
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (with an anonymous co-author)[18]
- Fourier, François Charles Marie[19]
- Pierre Gassendi (with an anonymous co-author)[20]
- David Hume (with John Malcolm Mitchell)[21]
- Immanuel Kant (with an anonymous co-author)[22]
- Contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography
- Adelard of Bath
- Alcuin
- Alexander of Hales
- Alfred Anglicus
- Bacon, Roger
- Eyton, Thomas Campbell
References
- ^ Gordon Graham (ed.), Scottish Philosophy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 6.3
- ^ a b c d Scotland (8 February 1902). "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Robert Adamson". Universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Their marriage notice appeared in the Wigtownshire Free Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Margaret Duncan (1859 - 5 March 1935) - She was the 5th child of 6 children born to David Duncan (1826-1871) and Sarah Anne Cooke (13 December 1820 - 28 December 1902). David and Sarah were married in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire. Margaret attended Newnham College, Cambridge in the late 1870s (residing in Norwich House in 1877-1878), then was employed as a teacher of botany at Manchester High School for Girls. In the summer of 1881 she married Robert Adamson in Chorlton, Lancashire, England. Margaret's sister Elizabeth Duncan (1855 - 14 April 1914) became widely known as Lady Elizabeth Swann after she married Sir Charles Swann, 1st Baronet (25 January 1844 - 13 July 1929).
- Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England).
- ISBN 978-0-7188-3084-7.
- ^ "Robert Adamson". Wikisource, The Free Library. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 726–727. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 779–781. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 197–198. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 686–687. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 882–885. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 509. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 742–744. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 313–317. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- Attribution
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Adamson, Robert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the