James Black Baillie

Sir James Black Baillie ( born October 24, 1872 in Haddington, Scotland, † June 9, 1940 in Weybridge, Surray ) was a British philosopher.

He was professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Aberdeen and from 1924 to 1938 vice - chancellor of the University of Leeds.

He translated Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit into English (The Phenomenology of Mind, 1910).

The essays in his major work Studies in Human Nature ( 1921) extend through a variety of topics, from " Anthropomorphism and Truth " to " Laughter and Tears: The Sense of Incongruity ."

Works

  • The Origin and Significance of Hegel 's logic. London: Macmillan [ etc.], 1901
  • An Outline of the Idealistic Construction of Experience. London: Macmillan, 1906
  • Studies in human nature. London: G. Bell, 1921
  • Reflections on Life and Religion. Edited by Sir Walter Moberly and Oliver de Selincourt. London: Goerge Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1952.
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