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George Campbell

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George Campbell

figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, born 1719

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About George Campbell

George Campbell FRSE was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, minister, and professor of divinity. Campbell was primarily interested in rhetoric, since he believed that its study would enable his students to become better preachers. He became a philosopher of rhetoric because he took it that the philosophical changes of the Age of Enlightenment would have implications for rhetoric.

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Occupation: linguist, translator, philosopher, theologian
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: December 25, 1719, 1719
Died: April 6, 1796, 1796

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