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Beginning with Sir William Hamilton's revitalisation of philosophy in Scotland in the 1830s, Gordon Graham takes up the theme of George Davie's The Democratic Intellect and explores a century of debates surrounding the identity and continuity of the Scottish philosophical tradition. Graham identifies a host of once-prominent but now neglected thinkers- such as Alexander Bain, J. F. Ferrier, Thomas Carlyle, Alexander Campbell Fraser, John Tulloch, Henry Jones, Henry Calderwood, David Ritchie and Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison- whose reactions to Hume and Reid stimulated new currents of ideas. He concludes by considering the relation between the Scottish philosophical tradition and the 20th-century philosopher John Macmurray.

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"Graham has given us an important book, written in a clear and accessible style, vigorous in its analysis, and convincing in its interpretations. The breadth of coverage is impressive, and while Graham's approach is one of text-based analysis, he provides attention to the larger cultural and religious context.--Stewart J. Brown ""Scottish Church History"" Gordon Graham has played a significant role in the promotion and development of the history of Scottish Philosophy. Therefore, a collection of his essays on 19th Century Scottish Philosophy that demonstrates the complexity and interest of this period is very welcome. --Jennifer J Keefe, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Graham has given us an important book, written in a clear and accessible style, vigorous in its analysis, and convincing in its interpretations. The breadth of coverage is impressive, and while Graham's approach is one of text-based analysis, he provides attention to the larger cultural and religious context. --Stewart J. Brown ""Scottish Church History"" In every respect this book is a far more careful consideration of Scottish Philosophy after the Enlightenment than its forerunners. James McCosh, Henry Laurie, and George Davie all sketched versions of the history of this period, but none of them really focussed on the ideas in as clear-eyed a fashion as Gordon Graham. --Craig Smith ""British Journal of the History of Philosophy"""

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Gordon Graham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and the Arts at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA and is Director of Edinburgh Sacred Art Foundation. He is the author of over 13 books and multiple journal articles. His most recent publications include Philosophy, Art and Religion: Understanding Faith and Creativity (Cambridge University Press, 2017) and Scottish Philosophy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Oxford University Press, 2015). He was editor of the Journal of Scottish Philosophy for many years.He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 1999.

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