| A System of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books Contributor(s): Hutcheson, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108060293 ISBN-13: 9781108060295 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - History | Europe - France - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 944.04 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.36 lbs) 390 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 the concluding chapters of Book 2 and Book 3, Volume 2 explores the role of familial and political governance in relation to communal happiness. |