Hamilton, William Sir 1788-1856

Lectures on metaphysics and logic by William Hamilton ( Book )
81 editions published between 1858 and 2003 in English and held by 642 libraries worldwide

The collected works of Dugald Stewart by Dugald Stewart ( Book )
32 editions published between 1827 and 2010 in English and held by 258 libraries worldwide

Lectures on political economy by Dugald Stewart ( Book )
7 editions published between 1877 and 1994 in English and held by 239 libraries worldwide

Essays on the intellectual powers of man by Thomas Reid ( Book )
33 editions published between 1850 and 2000 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide
"The psychology generally taught in England and this country for the last fifty years has been that of the Scotch school, of which Dr. Thomas Reid is the acknowledged head. The influence of the same doctrines is also apparent in the improved state of philosophy in several of the Continental nations, and particularly in France. Sir W. Hamilton dedicates his annotated edition of Reid's works to M. Cousin, the distinguished philosopher and statesman 'through whom Scotland has been again united intellectually to her old political ally, and the author's writings (the best result of Scottish speculation) made the basis of academical instruction in philosophy throughout the central nation of Europe.' The name of Reid, therefore, historically considered, is second to none among British psychologists and metaphysicians, with perhaps the single exception of Locke. His Essays on the intellectual powers of man have likewise intrinsic and peculiar merits, especially as a manual to be used by those who are just entering on the study. The spirit and tone are unexceptionable; the style has a freshness and an interest which betoken the original thinker; technicalities are also avoided to a great degree, by which means, and by the frequent use of familiar and sometimes homely comparisons and illustrations, much of the obscurity and perplexity, commonly objected to in metaphysical discussion, is removed. The notes are intended either to correct mistakes and supply defects in the text, or to bring down the history of the speculation to the present day. Most of them are from Sir W. Hamilton's edition of Reid, mentioned above. These, together with the extracts occasionally made from the Supplementary Dissertations, can hardly fail to convince the reader, that, when the whole of that work, as yet incomplete, is given to the public, it will constitute one of the most important contributions ever made to intellectual science. In order to make room for these additions it has been found necessary materially to abridge some portions of the original. On account of these changes, the division and numbering of the chapters have been altered in several instances, and some passages have been transposed. To give greater distinctness to the argument or exposition, sections have also been introduced"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

The works of Thomas Reid, D.D., now fully collected, with selections from his unpublished letters by Thomas Reid ( Book )
9 editions published between 1846 and 1863 in English and held by 181 libraries worldwide

The metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton, collected, arranged, and abridged, for the use of colleges and private students by William Hamilton ( Book )
17 editions published between 1861 and 1877 in English and held by 173 libraries worldwide
"It is unfortunate that Sir William Hamilton did not undertake fully to digest his metaphysical opinions into system, and to publish them as one orderly and connected whole. He had a system, for he was eminently a methodical and self-consistent thinker; but it was built up piecemeal, and so given to the world, at various times, in successive articles in the Edinburgh Review; in copious notes, appendices, and other additions to these articles when they were republished as a volume of "Discussions," and again, when these "Discussions" passed to a second edition. I have endeavored, in the present volume, to prepare a text-book which should contain, in his own language, the substance of all that he has written upon the subject. For this purpose, the "Lectures on Metaphysics" have been taken as the basis of the work; and I have freely abridged them by striking out the repetitions and redundancies in which they abound, and omitting also, in great part, the load of citations and references that they contain, as these are of inferior interest except to a student of the history of philosophy, or as marks of the stupendous erudition of the author. The space acquired by these abridgments has enabled me to interweave into the book, in their appropriate place and connection, all those portions of the "Discussions," and of the Notes and Dissertations supplementary to Reid, which seemed necessary either to elucidate and confirm the text, or to supplement it with the later and more fully expressed opinions of the author"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Philosophy of Sir William Hamilton, Bart by William Hamilton ( Book )
17 editions published between 1853 and 1971 in English and held by 165 libraries worldwide

The metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton by William Hamilton ( Book )
34 editions published between 1861 and 2000 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide

Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and university reform by William Hamilton ( Book )
14 editions published between 1852 and 2001 in English and held by 124 libraries worldwide

Discussions on philosophy and literature, education and university reform : chiefly from the Edinburgh review by William Hamilton ( Book )
11 editions published between 1846 and 1868 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide