Francis Hutcheson: Selected Philosophical Writings

by Francis Hutcheson

Book Overview

Known today mainly as a teacher of Adam Smith (1723-90) and an influence on David Hume (1711-76), Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was a first-rate thinker whose work deserves study on its own merit. While his most important contribution to the history of ideas was likely his theory of an innate sense of morality, Hutcheson also wrote on a wide variety of other subjects, including art, psychology, law, politics, economics, metaphysics, and logic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845405072
• ISBN13: 9781845405076
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips)
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"