James Dunbar (born 1742, died 28 May 1798) was a British philosophical writer.
[2] 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.
He died in his rooms at King's College on 28 May 1798.
[1] He was replaced by Prof Robert Eden Scott in 1800.
He published:[1] 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".