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James McCosh from a photograph taken in 1892. A lecture room in McCosh Hall at Princeton University. James McCosh sculptured plaque. James McCosh (April 1, 1811 – November 16, 1894) was a philosopher of the Scottish School of Common Sense. He was president of Princeton University 1868–88.
James McCosh. James McCosh (Schreibung auch MacCosh; * 1. April 1811 in Ayrshire, Schottland; † 16. November 1894 in Princeton, New Jersey) war ein britisch-amerikanischer Geistlicher und Philosoph. Er war 20 Jahre lang Präsident der Princeton University. Leben. McCosh stammte aus einer Familie von Covenanters.
26. Nov. 2013 · James McCosh. 1868-88. James McCosh took office exactly 100 years after his fellow Scot, John Witherspoon. He came to Princeton from Queens College, Belfast, and was already well-known throughout the English-speaking world as an author, philosopher, and Free Churchman.
After graduating from Glasgow in 1829, McCosh began his studies at Edinburgh University, where philosophical greats such as William Hamilton resided (Sloane 1896 ). McCosh wrote his thesis on Stoicism under Hamilton, but in 1834, he set his interest in mental philosophy aside to become a Presbyterian minister.
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James McCosh (1811-1894) was a Scottish-born scholar who wrote several books on mental science and promoted science at Princeton University. He embraced theistic evolution and the new psychology, but was omitted from histories of psychology due to the emergence of a distinct American psychology.
15. Okt. 2013 · James McCosh (1811–1894), president of Princeton College from 1868 to 1888, played a significant role in the American reception of evolution in the late 1800s – he was one of the more prominent clergyman to assuage the public’s fears of evolution while incorporating evolution into a conservative Christian worldview.
James McCosh (1811-1894), president of Princeton College from 1868 to 1888, played a significant role in the American reception of evolution in the late 1800s - he was one of the more prominent clergyman to assuage the public's fears of evolution while incorporating evolution into a conservative Christian worldview.
