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Dugald Stewart

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Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart as painted by Henry Raeburn, c. 1810.
Born22 November 1753(1753-11-22)
Dee'd11 Juin 1828(1828-06-11) (aged 74)
Era18th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchuilScottish Common Sense Realism

Dugald Stewart FRSE FRS (22 November 1753 – 11 Juin 1828) wis a Scots philosopher an mathematician. He is best kent for popularisin the Scots Enlichtment, for his lecturs at the Varsity o Edinburgh war widely disseminatit bi his mony influential students. In 1783 he cofoondit the Royal Society of Edinburgh.