Bain

(Alexander) LL.D . Scotch philosopher, b. at Aberdeen in 1818. He began life as a weaver but studied at Marischal College 1836–40, and graduated M.A. in 1840. He then began to contribute to the Westminster Review , and became acquainted with John Stuart Mill, whose Logic he discu ed in manuscript. In 1855 he published The Senses and The Intellect , and in 1859 The Emotions and the Will , constituting together a systematic exposition of the human mind. From 1860 to 1880 he occupied the Chair of Logic in the University of Aberdeen, his acce ion being most obnoxious to the orthodox, and provoking disorder among the students. In 1869 he received the degree of LL.D . In addition to numerous educational works Dr. Bain published a Compendium of Mental and Moral Science (1868), Mind and Body (1875), and Education as a Science (1879), for the International Scientific Series. In 1882 he published James Mill, a Biography , and John Stuart Mill: a Criticism, with Personal Recollections . In 1881 he was elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen, and this honor was renewed in 1884, in which year he published Practical E ays .