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- Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746), the predecessor of Adam Smith in the chair in moral philosophy in Glasgow and one of the leading moral philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, transformed the doctrine of liberty of conscience into a theory of inalienable rights.
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6 days ago · Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746), the predecessor of Adam Smith in the chair in moral philosophy in Glasgow and one of the leading moral philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, transformed the doctrine of liberty of conscience into a theory of inalienable rights.
1 day ago · Francis Hutcheson, a moral philosopher and founding figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, described the utilitarian and consequentialist principle that virtue is that which provides, in his words, "the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers."
May 25, 2024 · By this means Ahnert seeks to downplay the importance of a reverence for ancient moral philosophy, most notably Stoicism, in the development of Scottish ‘moral sense’ philosophy from Francis Hutcheson onwards.
May 11, 2024 · "Hutcheson, Francis" published on by Oxford University Press. Scots-Irish philosopher. Educated for the kirk at Glasgow University, he returned to Ireland, taught at a dissenting academy in Dublin,
6 days ago · In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals. [1] [2] In other words, utilitarian ideas encourage actions that ensure the greatest good for the greatest number. Although different varieties of utilitarianism admit ...
5 days ago · The ‘enlightened’ English (Bentham and Mill) and their fellow Scots (Hume and Smith) are undoubtedly more well-known than the Northern Irish philosopher Francis Hutcheson, but the notion of the ‘impartial spectator’ alluded to above is his.
May 25, 2024 · Francis Hutcheson. Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746), the teacher of Adam Smith from 1737 to 1740 is considered the end of a long tradition of thought on economics as "household or family (οἶκος) management", stemming from Xenophon's work Oeconomicus. The Physiocrats and the circular flow
