page_title: Thomas Reid
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Reid
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of Thomas Reid by Sir Henry Raeburn. 1796. Oil on canvas. National Trust for Scotland, Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, UK. This portrait was commissioned by Dr. James Gregory, while Reid was staying in his house as a guest
context_page_description: Thomas Reid FRSE was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher. He was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A contemporary of David Hume, Reid was also "Hume's earliest and fiercest critic".
context_section_description: Thomas Reid FRSE (/riːd/; 7 May (O.S. 26 April) 1710 – 7 October 1796) was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher. He was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A contemporary of David Hume, Reid was also "Hume's earliest and fiercest critic".
caption: Reid as painted by Henry Raeburn in 1796
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