"Nothing, in truth, has such a tendency to weaken not only the powers of invention, but the intellectual powers in general, as a habit of extensive and various reading without reflection."
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Fellows of the Royal SocietyPeople from EdinburghPhilosophers from ScotlandMathematicians from Scotland
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Dugald Stewart
FRSE FRS (22 November 1753 – 11 June 1828) was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for popularizing the Scottish Enlightenment, for his lectures at the were widely disseminated by his many influential students.
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