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System of Moral Philosophy

In Three Books

  • Paperback
  • 424 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
  • 17 x 24.5 x 2.2 cm

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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 Book 1 and part of Book 2, Volume 1 describes the role and perception of 'perfect' and 'imperfect' natural rights.

  • Title

    System of Moral Philosophy

  • Author

    Francis Hutcheson

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge Library Collection

  • Published

    December 2012

  • Weight

    672g

  • Page Count

    424

  • Dimensions

    17 x 24.5 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108060288

  • ISBN-10

    1108060285

  • Eden Code

    4590986