Alexander Bain

Regius Professor and Lord Rector Alexander Bain MA (Hons), (Hon) LLD
Born	(1818-06-11)11 June 1818 Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	18 September 1903(1903-09-18) (aged 85) Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Fields	Moral philosophy Philosophy of mind Psychology Logic Linguistics Education
Institutions	University of Aberdeen University of London University of Glasgow Anderson's University Marischal College
Alma mater	Marischal College (MA (Hons))
Known for	The Senses and the Intellect The Emotions and the Will Mental and Moral Science Education as a Science Mind
Influences	John Stuart Mill James Mill George Grote George Henry Lewes Auguste Comte British empiricism
Influenced	Charles Sanders Peirce George Croom Robertson William Minto Scottish idealists William James John Stuart Mill

Alexander Bain (11 June 1818 – 18 September 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral philosophy and education reform. He founded Mind, the first ever journal of psychology and analytical philosophy, and was the leading figure in establishing and applying the scientific method to psychology. Bain was the inaugural Regius Chair in Logic and Professor of Logic at the University of Aberdeen, where he also held Professorships in Moral Philosophy and English Literature and was twice elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen.

Alexander Bain was born in Aberdeen to George Bain, a weaver and veteran soldier, and Margaret Paul. At age eleven he left school to work as a weaver hence the description of him as Weevir, rex philosophorum. He also took to lectures at the Mechanics' Institutes of Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Public Library.

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