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)