Towards a Legacy of the Scottish Tradition: The Democratic Intellect in America. Issue 2 (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Clark, Duane
• Is Part Of: Journal of Scottish philosophy. Volume 17:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 141
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: George Davie -- George Jardine -- Democratic Intellect -- The Academicia -- The American Journal of Education -- Alexander Campbell; Philosophy, Scottish -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 192
• DOI: 10.3366/jsp.2019.0233
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6651

Abstract

Abstract : This paper addresses one of the themes of the 2018 CSSP Conference: understanding the legacy of the Scottish tradition. In doing so I suggest that we find some Scottish heirlooms in early American education. To make this case I will start with a text that has been largely refuted and establish a starting point for a legacy of the Scottish tradition with what I believe to be the weakest case: the almost unknown Glaswegian philosopher George Jardine (1742–1827).