'The author has written a clear, able and thorough treatment of Reid's epistemology' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen'Important interpretative issues are thoroughly explored, and all this is done in a friendly and readable style. A considerable achievement is before us and hopefully a further significant boost to the number of serious students of Reid.' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen

• 1. Kinds of Sceptic2. The Attack on Cartesian Foundationalism3. The First Principles of Contingent Truths4. Reid's Fallibilist/Foundationalist Mixture5. The Stucture of Reid's Reliabilism6. The Slippery Slope7. Was Reid Tilting at a Straw Man?8. Reid's Further Arguments against Scepticism9. The Truth Claim10. Reid's Theism Reconsidered

'The author has written a clear, able and thorough treatment of Reid's epistemology' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen'Important interpretative issues are thoroughly explored, and all this is done in a friendly and readable style. A considerable achievement is before us and hopefully a further significant boost to the number of serious students of Reid.' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen

• 1. Kinds of Sceptic2. The Attack on Cartesian Foundationalism3. The First Principles of Contingent Truths4. Reid's Fallibilist/Foundationalist Mixture5. The Stucture of Reid's Reliabilism6. The Slippery Slope7. Was Reid Tilting at a Straw Man?8. Reid's Further Arguments against Scepticism9. The Truth Claim10. Reid's Theism Reconsidered

'The author has written a clear, able and thorough treatment of Reid's epistemology' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen'Important interpretative issues are thoroughly explored, and all this is done in a friendly and readable style. A considerable achievement is before us and hopefully a further significant boost to the number of serious students of Reid.' -Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen

• 1. Kinds of Sceptic2. The Attack on Cartesian Foundationalism3. The First Principles of Contingent Truths4. Reid's Fallibilist/Foundationalist Mixture5. The Stucture of Reid's Reliabilism6. The Slippery Slope7. Was Reid Tilting at a Straw Man?8. Reid's Further Arguments against Scepticism9. The Truth Claim10. Reid's Theism Reconsidered