James Dunbar (writer)
| James, Dunbar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1742 |
| Died |
1798 Aberdeen |
| Nationality | British |
James Dunbar LL.D. (born 1742, died 28 May 1798) was a British philosophical writer.[1]
Life
He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, of which he was elected a regent in 1766, and in that capacity he taught moral philosophy there for thirty years.[1]
Dunbar was in favour of the amalgamation of King's College with Marischal College. He died in his rooms at King's College on 28 May 1798.[1]
Publications
He published:[1]
- De Primordiis Civitatum Oratio in qua agitur de Bello Civili inter Magnam Britanniam et Colonias nunc flagrante, London, 1779, quarto.
- Essays on the History of Mankind in rude and uncultivated ages, London, 1780, octavo; 2nd edition 1781.
The latter work deals with such topics as the "Primeval Form of society", "Language as an Universal Accomplishment", "The Criterion of a Polished Tongue", "The Hereditary Genius of Nations".[1]
Notes
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rigg, James McMullen (1888). "Dunbar, James". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography 16. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 153. ; Endnotes:
- Fasti Aberdon. (Spalding Club), volume lxxxviii.
- Thom's Aberdeen, volume ii. app. i. 13, 14, 52
- Nichols's Lit. Illustr. iv. 822
- Gentlemen's Magazine (1798), pages 539, 622.