Dr. James Beattie

Dr. James Beattie .
McGill Library Islamic Lithographs digital collection. http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/islamic_lithographs/fullrecord.php?ID=1896. Web. 5 June, 2024. PDF file.

Dr. James Beattie (1735-1803) was a Scottish scholar and writer, who was a professor of moral philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen. He is known particularly for his two works, "Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth" (1770), a response to the philosophy of David Hume, and "The Minstrel" (1771-74), an autobiographical poem.
Print is from the publication: European Magazine, published by J. Sewell, Cornhill, Jan. 1801.

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