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by Francis Hutcheson


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Often described as the father of the Scottish Enlightenment, Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was born in the north of Ireland to an Ulster-Scottish Presbyterian family. Organised into three 'books' that were divided between two volumes, A System of Moral Philosophy was his most comprehensive work. It synthesised ideas that he had formulated as a minister and as the Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow (1729-46). Published posthumously by his son in 1755, prefaced by an account of his life, it is the only treatise by Hutcheson for which a manuscript is known to have survived. Asserting that individual natural rights derive from an innate understanding of moral behaviour, Hutcheson offers a model that mediates between individual interests and communal ideals. Containing the concluding chapters of Book 2 and Book 3, Volume 2 explores the role of familial and political governance in relation to communal happiness.

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  • Title A System of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books
  • Author Francis Hutcheson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 390
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, 2015. 390p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy. Often described as the father of the Scottish Enlighte
  • Date 2015-07-02
  • ISBN 9781108060295 / 1108060293
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.61 x 6.69 x 0.8 in (24.41 x 16.99 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 13 - 5
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Dewey Decimal Code 944.04
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