Smith's Princeton Lectures on Moral and Political Philosophy, Vol. 1

Samuel Stanhope Smith's Lectures on Moral and Political Philosophy, in two Volumes, ca. 1793-94, originally published in 1812. Vol. 1 of 2. Smith served as President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1795-1812. Previously, he was a Tutor, then Professor, Moral Philosophy (1779-83), and Professor, Moral Philosophy and Theology, ( 1783-1812). His 33 years as Professor and President covered both the American Revolution period, and early Constitutional eras, therefore giving direction to students who would the "serve both Church and State" as significant architects of American style government and society. Volume 1 sets forth basic first principles of the nature, purpose, and being of mankind, various physiological studies, and later examines the dominant schools of Philosphical thought by Locke, Hume, Paley, Reid, Stewart and Edwards. nassau-hall