A Pluralistic Universe · Character
Samuel Bailey
British philosopher and economist, cited in a specific argument.
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Also known as Samuel Bailey
First appearance: lecture v the compounding of consciousness
Samuel Bailey's tie to Immanuel Kant is one of the pressures that moves A Pluralistic Universe—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Cited for his 'Letters on the Philosophy of the Human Mind' as an able expression of English associationism, and for his dismissive remarks about Kant.
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With Immanuel Kant (rivalry): Bailey criticizes Kant's transcendental idealism from a commonsense realist perspective, leading to a sharp philosophical disagreement. With Immanuel Kant (rivalry): Bailey criticizes…
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