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Essays. On the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning Contributor Names Beattie, James, 1735-1803.
The Online Books Page. Online Books by. James Beattie (Beattie, James, 1735-1803) An online book about this author is available, as is a Wikipedia article. Beattie, James, 1735-1803: An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism (sixth edition; London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778) (page images at Google).
Then, in 1772, there was translated into German James Beattie's Essay on the Nature and Immutability of the Truth, a highly popular attack on Locke, Berkeley, Descartes, Hume and others, which ran through six edi- tions between 1770 and 1776. It was read by Kant, who found it as bad as Hume was good.2 Whatever Beattie's philosophical faults, he was an ex-haustive and accurate reporter. His.
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In 1770 he published An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, which attacked the work of the most famous philosopher of the day, David Hume. Beattie particularly criticised Hume for his description of Africans as an inferior people who had been enslaved because they lacked civilisation and ingenuity. The Essay made Beattie a famous man, and prompted Sir Joshua Reynolds to paint a.