Francis Hutcheson

1694–1746

Nationality: Irish

Historical Period: The 18th Century

Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he assumed the chair of Moral Philosophy in 1729.

Quotes from Francis Hutcheson:

• Francis Hutcheson on the difference between “perfect” and “imperfect” rights
• Francis Hutcheson’s early formulation of the principle of “the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers”

Titles from Francis Hutcheson:

• Author: British Moralists vol. 1
• Author: An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections (1742, 2002)
• Author: An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1726, 2004)
• Author: An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (old version)
• Author: Logic, Metaphysics, and the Natural Sociability of Mankind
• Translator: The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (2008)
• Author: A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy (LF bi-lingual ed.) (1747)