Mary Shepherd

There has recently been a resurgence of interest in the early nineteenth century Scottish philosopher Mary Shepherd. This Element is intended to provide an overview of Shepherd''s system including her views on the following wide range of topics: causation induction knowledge of the external world matter life animal cognition the relationship between mind and body the immortality of the soul the existence of God miracles and the nature of divine creation. The author also provides an overview of relevant secondary literature and argues for their own interpretation of Shepherd''s metaphysics.