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April 26 in Scottish History

The Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid was born on this day in 1710. Reid founded the Scottish school of "common sense philosophy" in reaction against David Hume's teachings of sceptical empiricism. His most noted work, titled 'An Enquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense', was published in 1764. It considered "common sense" in linguistic, metaphysical and mundane contexts, and blended philosophy and science. Hume's response to Reid's critique was a recommendation that Reid avoid "Scottishisms" and improve his English.

Today is the anniversary of the birth, in 1898, of John Grierson, the Scottish film director and producer. Grierson was a pioneer of documentary filmmaking, and founder of the British documentary film movement in 1926. He is credited with being the first person to use the word 'documentary', from the French 'documentaire', which was used to describe travelogues, in an article he wrote about Robert Flaherty's film, "Moana". In 1933, Grierson began working for the GPO's film unit, during which time he produced two of the most famous films in British documentary history: "Song of Ceylon" and "Night Mail". In 1939, he left for Canada, where he set up the National Film Board of Canada.