BALFOUR, James (1705-95).
An encyclopedia entry for Scottish philosopher James Balfour is presented. He was born in 1705 in Pilgrig, Scotland, and died in 1795 in Edinburgh. He was educated initially in Scotland and later at Leiden, Netherlands, with a career in the law as his destiny. His philosophical works include "A Deli...
| Publicado en: | Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy Vol. 1; pp. 217 - 220 |
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2006
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| Sumario: | An encyclopedia entry for Scottish philosopher James Balfour is presented. He was born in 1705 in Pilgrig, Scotland, and died in 1795 in Edinburgh. He was educated initially in Scotland and later at Leiden, Netherlands, with a career in the law as his destiny. His philosophical works include "A Delineation of the Nature and Obligations of Morality, With Reflexions Upon Mr. Hume's Book, Intituled An Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals," "Philosophical Essays" and "Philosophical Dissertations." |
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