Originally published in 1742,
Observations upon Liberal Education
is a significant contribution to the Scottish Enlightenment and the moral-sense school of Scottish philosophy.
In
Observations
, Turnbull applies the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment to the education of youth. He shows how a liberal education fosters true “inward liberty” and moral strength and thus prepares us for responsible and happy lives in a free society.
George Turnbull
(1698–1748) taught at Marischal College, Aberdeen.
Terrence O. Moore, Jr.
, is Principal of Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins, Colorado, and was formerly Assistant Professor of History at Ashland Universityin Ohio.