Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was an influential Scottish philosopher and a prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, known for his work in moral philosophy and political economy. Despite his abolitionist stance, his teachings contributed to racial theories that justified white supremacy, raising complex questions about the legacy of Enlightenment thinkers and their impact on contemporary discussions of race and history.
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Mathieson said the decolonisation report had reached 'deeply shocking' and 'really discomforting' conclusions, including the discovery in student notebooks from the 1790s that one of its most famous moral philosophers, Dugald Stewart, had taught thousands of students that white Europeans were racially superior.
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds | University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom· 2025-07-27
