Professor of Moral Philosophy (Glasgow)
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The Chair of Moral Philosophy is a professorship at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, which was established in 1727.[1]
The Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland shared the teaching of Moral Philosophy, Logic and Natural Philosophy among the Regents.[2] In 1727 separate chairs were instituted.[3]
Professors of Moral Philosophy
[edit]- Gershom Carmichael MA (1727)[4][5]
- Francis Hutcheson MA LLD (1729)
- Thomas Craigie MA (1746)
- Adam Smith MA LLD (1752)
- Thomas Reid MA DD (1764)
- Archibald Arthur MA (1796)
- James Mylne MA (1797)
- William Fleming MA DD (1839)
- Edward Caird MA DCL LLD (1866)
- Sir Henry Jones CH MA LLD LittD FBA
- Alexander Dunlop Lindsay CBE MA (1922)
- Sir Hector Hetherington GBE DL MA LLD DLitt D-es-L (1924)
- Archibald Allan Bowman MA LittD (1927)
- Sir Oliver Shewell Franks GCMG KCB CBE MA LLD (1936)
- William Gauld Maclagan MA PhD (1946)
- Robert Silcock Downie MA BPhil FRSE (1969-2000)
- Alan Brian Carter BA MA DPhil (2005-2011)
- Glen Pettigrove (2017–present)[1][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Glasgow - Subjects A-Z - Philosophy - Staff profiles". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ University of Glasgow website, A Brief History (page 2)
- ^ JISC Archive website, Records of the University of Glasgow, Scotland: Department of Applied Physics
- ^ Routledge website, Carmichael, Gershom (1672–1729), article by James Moore and Michael Silverthorne
- ^ The Online Library of Liberty website, The Writings of Gershom Carmichael
- ^ "Staff profile: Glen Pettigrove". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)