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Norman Duncan Kemp Smith FRSE (5 May 1872 – 3 September 1958) was a Scottish philosopher who was Professor of Psychology (1906–1914) and Philosophy (1914–1919) at Princeton University and was Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh (1919–1945).[1] He is noted for his 1929 English translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, which is often considered the standard version.[2] Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Family 4 Legacy 5 Books and articles 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Early life and education[edit] He was born Norman Smith on 5 May 1872[3] in Dundee, Scotland,[4] the son of a cabinet-maker on the Nethergate.[5] He was educated in Dundee and then studied mental philosophy at the University of St Andrews, graduating with an MA with first-class honours in 1893.[6] He received his doctorate (PhD) in 1902. Career[edit] He lectured in philosophy and psychology at Princeton University from 1906 to 1916, and at the University of Edinburgh from 1919 until his retirement in 1945. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1921. His proposers were Ralph Allan Sampson, Thomas James Jehu, Charles Glover Barkla and Charles Sarolea.[7] In 1938 he moved to 14 Kilgraston Road in south Edinburgh, a house designed by Sir Robert Matthew.[8] His translation of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is often used as the standard English version of the text. His commentaries on the Critique are also well regarded, as are his works on David Hume and other philosophers. He was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1947 to 1948. A portrait by the Edinburgh artist Adam Bruce Thomson is held by the University of Edinburgh's Fine Art Collection.[9] Kemp Smith died on 3 September 1958 in Edinburgh.[6] Family[edit] In 1910 he married Amy Kemp (d.1936), and thereafter became known as Norman Kemp Smith.[10] Legacy[edit] The Kemp Smith Room in the University of Edinburgh's Philosophy Department is named in his honour.[11] Books and articles[edit] Studies in the Cartesian Philosophy (New York: Macmillan, 1902) "The Naturalism of Hume (I)" and "The Naturalism of Hume (II)", Mind, 14 (1905) Nos. 54 and 55: 149–73 and 335–47 "Subjectivism and Realism in Modern Philosophy", The Philosophical Review, 17 (1908) No. 2: 138–48 "How Far Is Agreement Possible in Philosophy?", The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods, 9 (1912) No. 26: 701–11 "Kant’s Relation to Hume and Leibniz", The Philosophical Review, 24 (1915) No. 3: 288–96 A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' (London: Macmillan, 1918) Prolegomena to an Idealist Theory of Knowledge (London: Macmillan, 1924) The Philosophy of David Hume: A Critical Study of Its Origins and Central Doctrines (London: Macmillan, 1941) New Studies in the Philosophy of Descartes (1951) References[edit] ^ name="times">"Obituary: Prof. N. Kemp Smith – Kantian scholar". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 6 September 1958. p. 11. ^ Scruton, Roger (2001). Kant, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-19-280199-9. ^ "Norman Kemp Smith (1872-1958)". www.humesociety.org. Retrieved 28 May 2019. ^ Porteous, A. J. D. (2015). The Credibility of Divine Existence: The Collected Papers of Norman Kemp Smith. Springer. p. 3. ISBN 9781349816552. Retrieved 4 July 2017. ^ Dundee Post Office Directory 1871 ^ a b "Professor Norman Kemp Smith. A translator of Descartes". The Glasgow Herald. 4 September 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 15 May 2017. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018. ^ "Norman Kemp Smith". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 28 May 2019. ^ "Portrait of Norman Kemp Smith". Retrieved 20 February 2015. ^ Norman Kemp Smith (1872–1958), University of Edinburgh Philosophy Department web site. Retrieved 5 November 2009. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018. Further reading[edit] Loeb, Louis E. (2009). What is Worth Preserving in the Kemp Smith Interpretation of Hume? British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 17(4), 769–797. External links[edit] Profile of Kemp Smith on the Edinburgh University Philosophy Department site Works by Norman Kemp Smith at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Norman Kemp Smith at Internet Archive Online edition of Kemp Smith's translation of the Critique of Pure Reason Norman Kemp Smith (1872-1958) hosted by The Hume Society, selected from Geoffrey Gorham, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy (2006), ed. A.C. Grayling, Naomi Goulder, and Andrew Pyle Norman Kemp Smith (1872–1958) portrait painting by Adam Bruce Thomson - hosted at Art.uk Norman Kemp Smith bromide print by Walter Stoneman from 10 November 1947 - hosted by the National Portrait Gallery Authority control BNE: XX956337 BNF: cb123907044 (data) GND: 120495570 ISNI: 0000 0001 0900 7362 LCCN: n81063044 NKC: vse2008462575 NLA: 35507460 NLI: 000194648 NTA: 067990517 PLWABN: 9810670188505606 SNAC: w6sq9gk1 SUDOC: 032994257 Trove: 978293 VIAF: 51772529 WorldCat Identities: lccn-n81063044 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman_Kemp_Smith&oldid=995862166" Categories: 1872 births 1958 deaths People from Dundee People educated at the High School of Dundee People educated at Harris Academy Alumni of the University of St Andrews Princeton University faculty Academics of the University of Edinburgh German–English translators Scottish logicians Metaphysicians Scottish philosophers Scottish psychologists Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Presidents of the Aristotelian Society Translators of Immanuel Kant Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from December 2016 Use British English from December 2016 Articles with Project Gutenberg links Articles with Internet Archive links Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NKC identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLI identifiers Wikipedia articles with NTA identifiers Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikisource Languages العربية Čeština Deutsch فارسی Italiano Македонски مصرى Português Српски / srpski Edit links This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 07:44 (UTC). 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