On-line Resources on James Beattie (1735-1803)

General Overview:

For research beyond the elementary level, there are no significant on-line resources on James Beattie.

Little Bits:

James Beattie: brief summary of his life

James Beattie: Summary of his life

Somewhat More Substantive:

The Rise and Fall of Beattie's Common Sense Theory of Truth (James Fieser): a brief discussion of a particular revision made by Beattie to his Essay on the Nature of Truth

Pragmatic Arguments for the Existence of God (Jeff Jordan): this article in the SEP has a brief but interesting discussion of what the author calls Beattie's "Consolation Argument"

Actual Works:

Excerpt from The Minstrel

The Complete Poetry at Project Gutenberg

I have placed on-line at Siris a brief selection from Beattie on taste, here.

If you have placed on-line any resources on George Campbell, especially articles or papers on his work, or selections from his original works, or if you have come across such resources, please contact me at bwatson{at}chass{dot}utoronto{dot}ca.