Gershom Carmichael
Gershom Carmichael (* around 1672 in London (?); † 1729 ) was a Scottish philosopher .
Life
Carmichael was probably born in London to a Presbyterian pastor. In 1691 he finished his studies at the University of Edinburgh and three years later became a master (teacher) at the University of Glasgow . In 1727 this office was transformed into a professorship in moral philosophy.
The philosopher Sir William Hamilton called him the "true founder of Scottish philosophy". Carmichael wrote Breviuscula Introductio ad Logicam , a treatise on logic and the science of the intellect. He was the teacher of Francis Hutcheson .
literature
- Carmichael, Gershom . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 5 : Calhoun - Chatelaine . London 1910, p. 359 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
- WL Taylor: Gershom Carmichael 1 . In: South African Journal of Economics . tape 23 , no. 3 , 1955, ISSN 1813-6982 , pp. 251-255 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1813-6982.1955.tb01704.x .
- James Moore, Michael Silverthorne: Carmichael, Gershom (1672-1729) . In: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Routledge, London / New York 2000, ISBN 0-415-22364-4 , pp. 123 , doi : 10.4324 / 9780415249126-DB015-1 .
- Alexander Broadie: History of Scottish Philosophy . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2008, ISBN 978-0-7486-2864-3 , pp. 104-108 ( books.google.de - reading sample).
Web links
- Literature by and about Gershom Carmichael in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Gordon Graham: Gershom Carmichael - Scottish Philosopher scottishphilosophy.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carmichael, Gershom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1729 |