Hutcheson: Two Texts on Human Nature

by Francis Hutcheson

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Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was the first major philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment, and one of the great thinkers in the history of British moral philosophy. He firmly rejected the reductionist view, common then as now, that morality is nothing more than the prudent pursuit of self-interest, arguing in favour of a theory of a moral sense. The two texts presented here are the most eloquent expressions of this theory. The Reflections on our...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521057108

ISBN13:9780521057103

Release Date:March 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:0.67 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Ethics Ethics & Morality Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Reference Social Sciences

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