Lady mary shepherd biography of michael

Scottish philosopher

Lady Mary Shepherd, (néePrimrose; 31 December 1777 – 7 January 1847) was a Scottish philosopher^[1] who published two philosophical books, one in 1824 and one in 1827.

According to Robert Blakey, in her entry in his History of the Philosophy of the Mind, she exercised considerable influence over the Edinburgh philosophy of her day.^[2]

Life

There is an entry in the Encyclopedia of Women that states that not much is known about the thinker that is Lady Mary Shepard.

This highlights the problem at hand which is needing to better understand her life and its contributions, and how those contributions have helped shape the world today of philosophy and for women in science. Lady Mary Primrose was the second of five daughters of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery.

She was born along the Firth of Forth close to Edinburgh at Barnbougle Castle on the family estate near Dalmeny, Midlothian.^[1] Shepherd had fo