Where was James Beattie born?
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Born in Lancaster, Scotland, James Beattie was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, contributing significantly to philosophy and poetry. He was particularly celebrated for his "Essay on Truth," published in 1770, in which he presented an original and influential theory of knowledge, proposing that all our knowledge is derived from our immediate perceptions and experiences.
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