The first systematic account of Reid's epistemology also relates Reid's philosophy to present-day epistemological discussions.
Preface; 1. Reid's questions; 2. The way of ideas: structure and motivation; 3. Reid's opening attack: nothing is explained; 4. The attack continues: there's not the resemblance; 5. Reid's analysis of perception: the standard schema; 6. An exception (or two) to Reid's Standard Schema; 7. The epistemology of testimony; 8. Reid's way with the skeptic; 9. Common sense; 10. In conclusion: living wisely in the darkness; Index.