System Of Moral Pholosophy

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Enlightenment
ISBN : IND:30000107331187

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Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and one of the eighteenth century's most influential philosophers. He taught Adam Smith, helping shape his widely influential economic and moral theories, and he greatly influenced Hume and Bentham. His theory that the only proper actions are those which will generally benefit society prepared the way for the English utilitarians. His views were extensively discussed throughout Britain and ranged as far as the American colonies, where his political theory was read and adopted by revolutionaries. He is best known for his contribution to moral theory, being the chief exponent of the 'moral sense' doctrine which, following Shaftesbury, emphasized feeling rather than reasoning as the source of judgements of virtue and vice. A System of Moral Philosophy was written as early as 1738, but added to and altered by Hutcheson throughout his life. Published posthumously in 1755 by Hutcheson's son, Francis the younger, the System is Hutcheson's longest work and the fullest explanation of his method. Giving a comprehensive account of morality in three books, it includes discussions of human nature; our duties to God, to each other and ourselves; the supreme good; civil liberty; rights; contracts; marriage; the rights and duties of parents; and the laws of peace and war. The work also contains an argument against slavery that was reprinted in colonial Philadelphia and helped give academic weight to the anti-slavery movement. William Leechman, a friend of Hutcheson and Professor of Divinity at Glasgow, contributes a highly valuable biography. In addition, the Thoemmes edition includes a new introduction by Daniel Carey. --one of the great philosophical works of the eighteenth century --the rare and valuable first edition, unedited and reprinted in its entirety --includes a new introduction outlining the importance of the text

Author : Francis Hutcheson,William Leechman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1755
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : COLUMBIA:0022372091

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A System of Moral Philosophy, in Three Books by Francis Hutcheson,William Leechman Pdf

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UGA:32108009838882

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A System of Moral Philosophy by Francis Hutcheson Pdf

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108060288

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Published posthumously in 1755, these volumes offer the most comprehensive account of the moral and political philosophy of Francis Hutcheson.

Author : Francis Hutcheson,William Leechman
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1376952785

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A System of Moral Philosophy, in Three Books; by Francis Hutcheson,William Leechman Pdf

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Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
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Release : 2013-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1628451688

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A System of Moral Philosophy (Books Two & Three) by Francis Hutcheson Pdf

A SYSTEM OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, IN THREE BOOKS Volume 2 By Francis Hutcheson Contents of the Second Volume Book II 9. Concerning Contrasts or Covenants. 10. The Obligations in the Use of Speech. 11. Concerning Oaths and Vows. 12. The Values of Goods in Commerce, and the Nature of Coin. 13. The principal Contracts in a Social Life. 14. Personal Rights arising from some lawful Action of the Person obliged, or of him who has the Right. 15. The Rights arising from Injuries and Damages, done by others: and the Abolition of Rights. 16. Concerning the general Rights of Human Society, or Mankind as a System. 17. The extraordinary Rights arising from some singular Necessity. 18. How Controversies should be decided in Natural Liberty. Book III Of Civil Polity. 1. Concerning the adventitious States or permanent Relations: and first, Marriage. 2. The Rights and Duties of Parents and Children. 3. The Duties and Rights of Masters and Servants. 4. The Motives to constitute Civil Government. 5. The natural Method of constituting Civil Government, and the essential parts of it. 6. The several Forms of Polity, with their principal Advantages and Disadvantages. 7. The Rights of Governours, how far they extend. 8. The Ways in which Supreme Power is acquired; how far just. 9. Of the Nature of Civil Laws and their Execution. 10. The Laws of Peace and War. 11. The Duration of the Politick Union; and the Conclusion. Excerpt from Chapter 9 A Contract is "the consent of two or more in "the same design, mutually expressed with a "view to constitute or abolish some right or "obligation." We have already seen the necessity of frequent translations of property by consent of the proprietor, and of a constant, social intercourse of offices among men in giving mutual assistance. The law of nature requires and obliges us all to be ready voluntarily to do all kind offices in our power, and every good man is thus disposed; and yet express contracts about them are necessary among the best of men. For tho' men are obliged to social offices, yet they are not bound, except humanity to the indigent requires it, to give their goods or labours to others for nothing. Such obligation would have all the bad effects of a community of goods. The wealthy need more frequently the labours of the indigent, and the indigent must be supported by the compensations they get for them. There must be mutual agreements about these things. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293464996

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A System of Moral Philosophy by Francis Hutcheson Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ A System Of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books, Volume 1 Francis Hutcheson Millar, 1755

Author : Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
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Release : 2005-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521577675

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Fichte: The System of Ethics by Johann Gottlieb Fichte Pdf

Fichte's System of Ethics, originally published in 1798, is at once the most accessible presentation of its author's comprehensive philosophical project, The Science of Knowledge or Wissenschaftslehre, and the most important work in moral philosophy written between Kant and Hegel. This study integrates the discussion of our moral duties into the systematic framework of a transcendental theory of the human subject. Ranging over numerous important philosophical themes, the volume offers a new translation of the work together with an introduction that sets it in its philosophical and historical contexts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1749
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1096639301

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A System of Moral Philosophy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick Hassan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000512953

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Schopenhauer’s Moral Philosophy by Patrick Hassan Pdf

This volume brings together internationally recognised Schopenhauer scholars to develop new perspectives on his moral philosophy. Despite anticipating and engaging with many of the arguments now recognisable in Anglophone moral philosophy, Arthur Schopenhauer has often been overlooked as a potential contributor to contemporary discourse within this domain. Not only was he one of the most important 19th-century critics of Kantian deontology, Schopenhauer also developed a plausible moral system of his own grounded in compassion. While interesting parallels can be drawn between his system and the sentimentalist tradition familiar from the likes of Hume and Hutcheson, Schopenhauer’s idiosyncratic metaphysics provide a unique approach to standard questions in moral psychology, the philosophy of action, axiology, and moral epistemology. The chapters in this book draw out the relevance and influence of Schopenhauer’s ethical program, attempting to demonstrate the as yet untapped wealth of conceptual resources for pressing moral problems. They address a wide range of topics, including: the moral status of animals; the moral permissibility of suicide; the possibility of altruistic action; the nature of virtue and asceticism; how Schopenhauer integrated Western influences with various Indian traditions of moral thinking, and more. Schopenhauer’s Moral Philosophy will be of interest to scholars and advanced students interested in Schopenhauer, 19th-century philosophy, and the history of ethics.

Author : Adam Smith (économiste)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1092833964

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (économiste) Pdf

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1628451769

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A System of Moral Philosophy (Book One) by Francis Hutcheson Pdf

A SYSTEM OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, IN THREE BOOKS Volume 1 By Francis Hutcheson Excerpt from Preface Dr. Francis Hutcheson was born on the 8th of August, A.D. 1694. His father, Mr. John Hutcheson, was minister of a dissenting congregation in the North of Ireland; a person of good understanding, considerable learning, and reputation for piety, probity, and all virtue. His son Francis, when about eight years of age, was sent to be educated along with his elder brother, under the eye and direction of their grandfather Mr. Alexander Hutcheson, who was also a worthy dissenting clergyman in the same part of the country, but had come from Scotland. He was second son of an ancient and reputable family in the shire of Ayr in that kingdom. A superior capacity, an ardent thirst for knowledge, and the seeds of the finest dispositions soon began to show themselves in Francis: particularly a singular warmth of affection and disinterestedness of temper, for which he was distinguished thro' his whole life, appeared in many instances in this early period of it. The innocence and sweetness of his temper, his great capacity and application to his learning soon procured him a distinguishing place in his grandfather's affections. But such was his love for his brother, that his grandfather's fondness gave him no joy while his brother did not equally share it: nay the preference that was shown him gave him real concern, and put him upon employing all means and innocent artifices in his power to make his brother appear equally deserving of his grandfather's regard. And when his grandfather in his last will had made an alteration of a prior settlement of his family-affairs in his favour, tho' many arguments were used by his relations to prevail with him to accept of it, he peremptorily refused, and insisted to the last that the first settlement should take place. These, and many other instances of the like kind which might be related, were promising prefaces of remarkable disinterestedness in more advanced years. When he had gone thro' the common course of school education he was sent to an Academy at some distance from his parents to begin his course of Philosophy: he was taught there the ordinary Scholastic Philosophy which was in vogue in those days, and to which he applied himself with uncommon assiduity and diligence. In the year 1710 he removed from the Academy, and entered a student in the Natural Philosophy class in the University of Glasgow, and at the same time renewed his study of the Latin and Greek languages: and in all parts of literature, to which he applied himself, he made such proficiency as might be expected from a genius like his cultivated with great care and diligence. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.

Author : Anthony O'Hear
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521603263

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Modern Moral Philosophy by Anthony O'Hear Pdf

Collection of original essays by leading researchers on current approaches to moral philosophy.

Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1747
Category : Ethics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041206827

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A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy by Francis Hutcheson Pdf

Author : Owen Ware
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190086602

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Fichte's Moral Philosophy by Owen Ware Pdf

Owen Ware here develops and defends a novel interpretation of Fichte's moral philosophy as an ethics of wholeness. While virtually forgotten for most of the twentieth century, Fichte's System of Ethics (1798) is now recognized by scholars as a masterpiece in the history of post-Kantian philosophy, as well as a key text for understanding the work of later German idealist thinkers. This book provides a careful examination of the intellectual context in which Fichte's moral philosophy evolved, and of the specific arguments he offers in response to Kant and his immediate successors. A distinctive feature of this study is a focus on the foundational concepts of Fichte's ethics--freedom, morality, feeling, conscience, community--and their connection to his innovative but largely misunderstood theory of drives. By way of conclusion, the book shows that what appears to be two conflicting commitments in Fichte's ethics--a commitment to the feelings of one's conscience and a commitment to engage in open dialogue with others--are two aspects of his theory of moral perfection. The result is a sharp understanding of Fichte's System of Ethics as offering a compelling resolution to the personal and interpersonal dimensions of moral life