| James, Dunbar | |
| Birth Date: | 1742 |
| Death Date: | 28 May 1798 |
| Death Place: | Aberdeen |
| Nationality: | British |
| Era: | 18th century philosophy |
| Movement: | Scottish Enlightenment |
James Dunbar (born 1742, died 28 May 1798) was a British philosophical writer. He was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.[1]
He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, of which he was elected a regent in 1766, and in that capacity he taught moral philosophy as a Professor there for thirty years.
Dunbar was in favour of the amalgamation of King's College with Marischal College.
He died in his rooms at King's College on 28 May 1798.He was replaced by Prof Robert Eden Scott in 1800.
He published:
The latter work deals with such topics as the "Primeval Form of society", "Language as an Universal Accomplishment", "The Criterion of a Polished Tongue", "The Hereditary Genius of Nations".