James Beattie | |
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| Born | 25 October 1735 Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Died | 18 August 1803 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, poet |
| Notable work | Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth (1770); The Minstrel (1771–74) |
| School | Scottish Common Sense Realism[1] |
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James Beattie (/ˈbiːti/; 25 October 1735 – 18 August 1803) was a Scottish poet, moralist, and philosopher.
- ^ Selections from the Scottish Philosophy of Common Sense, ed. by G. A. Johnston (1915), essays by Thomas Reid, Adam Ferguson, James Beattie, and Dugald Stewart (online version).