John Major (or Mair) (also known in Latin as Joannes Majoris and Haddingtonus Scotus) (1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, and historian who was much admired in his day and was an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time.A renowned teacher, his works were much collected and frequently republished across Europe. His “sane conservatism” and his sceptical …