Elements of Moral Science contains Beattie's thoughts on the whole range of issues which he had pondered throughout his life. This work therefore conveys a fuller account of his ideas as a philosopher, poet, man of letters, moralist and Christian apologist than can be found either in his own prose writings or his letters. It is a memorial to his gifts and dedication as a teacher.
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Elements of Moral Science contains Beattie's thoughts on the whole range of issues which he had pondered throughout his life. This work therefore conveys a fuller account of his ideas as a philosopher, poet, man of letters, moralist and Christian apologist than can be found either in his own prose writings or his letters. It is a memorial to his gifts and dedication as a teacher.
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Very Good. 8vo; 420 pp. Volume one only. Volume two was published three years later in 1793. Contemporary leather, spine crudely repaired. Early ownership signature of Ebenezer Delano. A scarce book on the market. Beattie was a member of the Scottish enlightment, and a professor at Aberdeen University.
