Thomas Reid and the University

Paul Wood is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Victoria, Canada. He has published widely on the Scottish Enlightenment and particularly extensively on the work of Thomas Reid. He has edited two volumes in the Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid.

• Preface: The General Editor’s Retrospect on the Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid by Knud Haakonssen; Acknowledgements; Editorial Principles; Index of Manuscripts and Published Texts; Introduction by Paul Wood; 1. Reform and Union: King’s College Aberdeen, 1751-1764; 2. Philosophical Orations; 3. Glasgow College, 1764-1796; 4. Life Narratives; The Manuscripts and Texts; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two: Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendices; Appendix A: Additional Correspondence; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Editorial Notes; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two; Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendix A: Additional Letters; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Textual Notes; Part One: Reform and Union; Part Two: Philosophical Orations; Part Three: Statistical Account of the University of Glasgow; Part Four: Autobiography and Biography; Appendix A: Additional Letters; Appendix B: Thomas Reid on the Measures of Heat; Bibliography; Index of Persons and Titles; General Index.