Scottish philosopher (1753-1828). Stewart studied under Reid at Glasgow, and his philosophy was in the same ‘Common Sense’ tradition, based on ‘intuitionist’ realism and opposed to Humean scepticism. From 1788-1810, Stewart was Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University. Among his philosophical works was The Philosophy of the Active and Moral Powers of Man (1828).
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