Thomas Reid (1710–1796) was a prominent Scottish philosopher and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He is best known as a founding member of the Scottish Common Sense School of philosophy, which sought to counteract the skepticism and idealism prevalent in the philosophy of his contemporaries, such as David Hume and George Berkeley.
### Key Aspects of Thomas Reid's Philosophy
1. **Common Sense Philosophy**:
- Reid argued that


