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1694–1746 Northern Ireland

Francis Hutcheson (8 August 1694 – 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher.

Northern Ireland
Academics
Economists
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Logicians

Also known as: Francis Hutcheson, Hutcheson, Francis

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That Action is best, which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers; and that worst, which, in like manner, occasions Misery.

An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725)

The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency, he has a right thus to act.

A System of Moral Philosophy (1755)

Whoever voluntarily undertakes the necessary office of rearing and educating, obtains the parental power without generation.

A System of Moral Philosophy (1755)

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best Ends by the best Means.

An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725)

For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.

A good man deliberating which of several actions proposed he shall choose, regards and compares the material goodness of them, and then is determined by his moral sense invariably preferring that which appears most conducive to the happiness and virtue of mankind.

A System of Moral Philosophy (1755)

Whence this secret Chain between each Person and Mankind? How is my Interest connected with the most distant Parts of it?

An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725)

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