James Mackintosh

thumb|Sir James Mackintosh Sir James Mackintosh (October 24, 1765 – May 30, 1832) was a Scottish jurist, politician and historian. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor and philosopher. Quotes Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself. Vindiciæ Gallicæ (1791). The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity. Vindiciæ Gallicæ (1791). The frivolous work of polished idleness. Dissertation on the Progress of Ethical Philosophy (1830), Section VI: Foundation of a More Just Theory of Ethics — "Thomas Brown", paragraph 3. Disciplined inaction. Review of the Causes of the Revolution of 1688 (1834), Chapter VII, paragraph 1. It is right to be content with what we have, but never with what we are. Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh Vol. I (1835), edited by his son Robert James Mackintosh. London: Edward Moxon, p. 482. Tiffin, what Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, Vol. II (1835), edited by Robert James Meckintosh, p. 516 (index). This index entry refers the reader to Vol. I, p. 280, where a single-word footnote defines "Tiffin" as "Lunch". The theory (propounded by Vedanta) [is] refined, abstruse, ingenious and beautiful. Quoted from Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture. New Delhi: Pragun Publication. External links Sir James Mackintosh James Mackintosh Category:Jurists Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:Politicians from Scotland Category:Essayists from Scotland Category:Lawyers from Scotland Category:Philosophers from Scotland Category:Historians from Scotland Category:1765 births Category:1832 deaths Category:Fellows of the Royal Society Category:University of Aberdeen alumni Category:University of Edinburgh alumni Category:University of Glasgow faculty