| Administrative History | John Laird was Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen from 1924-1946. Educated at the Grammar School in Aberdeen and Edinburgh University, he held appointments at St. Andrews, Dalhousie (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Queen’s University, Belfast. His publications reflected his interests in moral philosopy and metaphysics and include: 'Problems of the Self' (1917), 'Study in Realism' (1920), 'An Enquiry into Moral Notions' (1935), 'Theism and Cosmology' (1940), 'Mind and Deity' (1941) and 'Philosophical Incursions into English Literature' (1946).
[See 'The Fusion of 1860: A Record of the Centenary Celebrations and a History of the United University of Aberdeen 1860-1960', edited by W. Douglas Simpson (Aberdeen, 1963), pages 173-175; Aberdeen University Review, 32 (1947-48).] |
| Description | Letters and papers relating to Laird's education and public career, 1900-1943; Published works and related papers (including drafts of 'On human Freedom'), 1914-1946; Unpublished works and related papers, notes and reviews, undated; correspondence, including letters from A. E. Taylor, eccentric letters received, academic and personal correspondence, 1901-1943. |