The "New Philosophy" Against Which Students at Yale College Were Warned in 1714.

The article discusses a reference in a previous article printed in volume 10 of the journal regarding philosophical concepts followed at Yale University while former U.S. president Andrew Johnson was a student there. The author suggests that the philosophy in question was not idealism as promoted by philosopher George Berkeley and cites a passage in Johnson's autobiography to suggest that Yale students were cautioned against work by philosophers such as John Locke, Isaac Newton and René Descartes. He notes that a manuscript listing the books read by Johnson after leaving Yale College included works by Newton, Locke and Berkeley.