THE SENSE OF BEAUTY: A FIRST APPROXIMATION It is generally acknowledged that during the first half of the eighteenth century a profound change was wrought in the theory of art and natural beauty. To this period we owe the establishment of the modem system of the arts. 1 In England, the notion of a separate and autonomous disci pline devoted solely to art and to beauty came into being through the concept of "aesthetic disinterestedness. " 2 In addition, emphasis in the theory of art shifted from object to subject - from the work of art to the perceiver and critic. Focal point for this change...
THE SENSE OF BEAUTY: A FIRST APPROXIMATION It is generally acknowledged that during the first half of the eighteenth century a profound change was wro...
Francis Hutcheson is considered by many scholars of philosophy to be the father of the Scottish Enlightenment. He was influential in defining the modern social, political, economic and institutional world. Despite his influence, he has been widely forgotten, until now.
Francis Hutcheson is considered by many scholars of philosophy to be the father of the Scottish Enlightenment. He was influential in defining the mode...
The writings of Francis Hutcheson played a central role in the development of British moral philosophy in the eighteenth century. His Illustrations on the Moral Sense is significant not only historically but also for its exploration of problems of concern in contemporary ethics. Yet except for brief selections it has not appeared in print since the eighteenth century.
Independent moral philosophy began in England with Hobbes and the reactions to his views, in which two divergent strains were implicit: one a rationalistic appeal to eternal and immutable essences and...
The writings of Francis Hutcheson played a central role in the development of British moral philosophy in the eighteenth century. His Illustrat...
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...
A SYSTEM OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, IN THREE BOOKS Volume 2 By Francis Hutcheson Contents of the Second Volume Book II 9. Concerning Con...
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...
A SYSTEM OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, IN THREE BOOKS Volume 1 By Francis Hutcheson Excerpt from Preface Dr. Francis Hutcheson was born on the ...
