George Campbell FRSE (25 December 1719 – 6 April 1796) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, minister, and professor of divinity. Campbell was primarily interested in rhetoric, since he believed that its study would enable his students to become better preachers. He became a philosopher of rhetoric because he took it that the philosophical changes of the Age of Enlightenment would have implications for rhetoric.
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25 December 1719 (Aberdeen, Scotland)
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Died |
6 April 1796 (aged 76) (Aberdeen, Scotland)
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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