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9780865976214 086597621X George Turnbull (1698-1748) was a leading light in a group of early Scottish Enlightenment thinkers who found their native Calvinism too repressive and who sought to harmonize religion with reason and science and thereby establish a truly humane form of Christianity. The writings collected here show how Turnbull drew on the culture of classical antiquity and on the ideas of such modern figures as Newton and Shaftesbury to fashion a system of philosophy designed to replace the blend of scholasticism and dogmatic theology that he believed had corrupted the educational institutions and the social attitudes of his day, Turnbull endeavored to inculcate the values of politeness and civic virtue and to demonstrate that, once the teachings of Christ were properly understood, Christianity could be seen to be reasonable, tolerant, and morally beneficial both to the individual and to society more generally. Education for Life illustrates the full range and development of Turnbull's intellectual interests, bringing together for the first time his pamphlets on religious topics and his surviving correspondence, along with translations of the two Latin graduation orations he delivered while teaching at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and a significant essay on religion and the state, which remained in manuscript because it was considered too controversial to be published in early eighteenth-century Scotland. The book makes available a considerable amount of new biographical information and documents Turnbull's interventions in the debates over education, the value of history and the fine arts, and the truth of Christianity that were central to the Enlightenment. Book jacket., Liberty Fund recognises the significance of George Turnbull, one of the earliest of the authors in the Scottish tradition, with the publication of new editions of his 'Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy', his 'Observations upon Liberal Education', and his translation of Heineccius. These major works testify to Turnbull's distinctive voice in presenting natural-law theory on a scientific model, in harnessing the arts to promote the principles of moral and civil virtue, and in extolling reason as the foundation of liberty. The short pieces in EDUCATION FOR LIFE supplement Turnbull's larger and more sprawling works and give a more concentrated presentation of his ideas. These extremely rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull., Liberty Fund recognizes the significance of George Turnbull, one of the earliest of the authors in the Scottish tradition, with the publication of new editions of his Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy, his Observations upon Liberal Education, and his translation of Heineccius. These major works testify to Turnbull's distinctive voice in presenting natural-law theory on a scientific model, in harnessing the arts to promote the principles of moral and civil virtue, and in extolling reason as the foundation of liberty. The short pieces in Education for Life: Correspondence and Writings on Religion and Practical Philosophy supplement Turnbull's larger and more sprawling works and give a more concentrated presentation of his ideas. These extremely rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull. M. A. Stewart is Professor Emeritus of the History of Philosophy at the University of Lancaster, Honorary Research Professor at the University of Aberdeen, and Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. Paul Wood is Professor of History and Director of the Humanities Centre at the University of Victoria. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England., The short pieces in 'Education for Life' supplement Turnbull's larger works and give a concentrated presentation of his ideas. These rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull.
9780865976214 086597621X George Turnbull (1698-1748) was a leading light in a group of early Scottish Enlightenment thinkers who found their native Calvinism too repressive and who sought to harmonize religion with reason and science and thereby establish a truly humane form of Christianity. The writings collected here show how Turnbull drew on the culture of classical antiquity and on the ideas of such modern figures as Newton and Shaftesbury to fashion a system of philosophy designed to replace the blend of scholasticism and dogmatic theology that he believed had corrupted the educational institutions and the social attitudes of his day, Turnbull endeavored to inculcate the values of politeness and civic virtue and to demonstrate that, once the teachings of Christ were properly understood, Christianity could be seen to be reasonable, tolerant, and morally beneficial both to the individual and to society more generally. Education for Life illustrates the full range and development of Turnbull's intellectual interests, bringing together for the first time his pamphlets on religious topics and his surviving correspondence, along with translations of the two Latin graduation orations he delivered while teaching at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and a significant essay on religion and the state, which remained in manuscript because it was considered too controversial to be published in early eighteenth-century Scotland. The book makes available a considerable amount of new biographical information and documents Turnbull's interventions in the debates over education, the value of history and the fine arts, and the truth of Christianity that were central to the Enlightenment. Book jacket., Liberty Fund recognises the significance of George Turnbull, one of the earliest of the authors in the Scottish tradition, with the publication of new editions of his 'Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy', his 'Observations upon Liberal Education', and his translation of Heineccius. These major works testify to Turnbull's distinctive voice in presenting natural-law theory on a scientific model, in harnessing the arts to promote the principles of moral and civil virtue, and in extolling reason as the foundation of liberty. The short pieces in EDUCATION FOR LIFE supplement Turnbull's larger and more sprawling works and give a more concentrated presentation of his ideas. These extremely rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull., Liberty Fund recognizes the significance of George Turnbull, one of the earliest of the authors in the Scottish tradition, with the publication of new editions of his Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy, his Observations upon Liberal Education, and his translation of Heineccius. These major works testify to Turnbull's distinctive voice in presenting natural-law theory on a scientific model, in harnessing the arts to promote the principles of moral and civil virtue, and in extolling reason as the foundation of liberty. The short pieces in Education for Life: Correspondence and Writings on Religion and Practical Philosophy supplement Turnbull's larger and more sprawling works and give a more concentrated presentation of his ideas. These extremely rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull. M. A. Stewart is Professor Emeritus of the History of Philosophy at the University of Lancaster, Honorary Research Professor at the University of Aberdeen, and Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. Paul Wood is Professor of History and Director of the Humanities Centre at the University of Victoria. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England., The short pieces in 'Education for Life' supplement Turnbull's larger works and give a concentrated presentation of his ideas. These rare works include two Aberdeen graduation theses, three tracts on religion, various writings on education and art, and, for the first time in print, the correspondence of Turnbull.