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MS 2131 - Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philosophy papers (The Birkwood Collection)
1 - Manuscripts and notebooks
2 - Manuscripts
3 - Manuscripts (notes on reading and letters)
4 - Manuscripts (lecture notes)
I - Manuscripts [lecture notes]
II - Manuscripts [lecture notes; pneumatology]
III - Manuscripts [mainly politics lecture notes and notes on reading]
1 - 'Political is the Art of Modelling and Governing Societys of Men so as to answer the End proposed by them.'; 'Heads of Lectures on politicks.'
2 - 'Having pointed out some of the Axioms or first Principles upon which reasoning in Politicks must be grounded...'
3 - 'Politicks.'
4 - '...of this kind. And if giving the lye be the most heighnous affront as it is in the judgement of all mankind then making a lye must be one of the basest...' ; 'Of the price of things.'
5 - 'We have explained as briefly as we could the Nature of Dispolitick Government.'
6 - 'Of Harington's Oceana.'
7 - 'The Principles of a Commonwealth.'
8 - 'We began to consider the Constitution of the Government of Great Brittain.' ; 'Lords Spiritual, 2 Arch. 24 Bishops and formerly 26 Abbots and 2 priors.'
9 - 'The primary object of the Science of politicks is the Constitution of a State.'
10 - 'We have divided the ends of Political Society into primary and secondary or principal and subordinate.'
11 - 'Of Monarchy...; Constitution of Brittain'
12 - 'Advantages of the British Constitution from Mr de Lolme.'
13 - 'Read the Constitution of England by I. L. de Lolme, Citizen of Geneva, 1775.'
14 - 'There is a certain Character and Temper in the Subjects that suits every Government.’
15 - 'Of National Riches.'
16 - 'Tho' Silver and Gold be the common measure of the price of commodities...'
17 - 'As the Natural use of Commodities which are the object of Commerce is to supply Men's real or Imaginary Wants.'
18 - '...called Natural Rights of Men because they are ground in the Nature of Man.'
19 - 'Read the Charter of Cha. 2[nd] to William Penn Proprietary and Governor of Pensilvania 4th March 1681.'
20 - 'From Cardinal Contareni de Republica et Magistralibus Venetorum 12o Venetiis 1592.'
21 - 'The History of K. Henry 2d and of the age in which he lived in 5 Books ... by George Lord Littleton 3d ed. ...1769.'
22 - 'Taken from A Table of English Silver Coins etc. by Master Folkes...'
23 - 'Read The Constitution of England by I. L. de Lolme London 1775.'
23a - 'Dr Smith informed me that many years ago Mr Glasford computed that in Glasgow there are 4000 looms...'
23b - 'Les Interests de la France mal entendus...3 vol. Amst. 1756.'
23c - 'Read. The World unmasked or the Philosopher, the greatest Cheat Translated from the French. Lond. 1756.'
5 - Manuscripts (mathematics)
6 - Manuscripts
7 - Manuscripts
8 - Manuscripts
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