Hutcheson, Francis
Hutcheson, Francis (
b Drumalig, Co. Down, 1694;
d Dublin, 1746). British philosopher, professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow University from 1730 until his death. His major work is
An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725). In this he argues that aesthetic (and moral) judgement is founded on a special kind of perception. Just as our sense of sight enables us to see colours directly, so we possess an analogous ‘inner’ sense enabling us to perceive aesthetic or ethical values. To stimulate this inner sense aesthetically, an object must possess the right kind of ratio between ‘uniformity and variety’. Beauty, although a property of the object, also depends for its existence on our subjective engagement. This attempt to harmonize objective and subjective elements of aesthetic experience set a pattern for later British thought in the field.
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Kivy, Peter. The Seventh Sense: Francis Hutcheson and Eighteenth-Century British Aesthetics.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; KIVY, Peter. The Seventh Sense: Francis Hutcheson and Eighteenth-Century British Aesthetics. Oxford...argument for the paternity of the somewhat obscure Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746). The second edition of his book...
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In search of connections.(Francis Hutcheson )(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Alternatives Journal; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Hutcheson's Moral Senses THE 18 th CENTURY Scottish theologian and philosopher, Francis Hutcheson, believed that there was an intimate connection between the perception of beauty and increased morality. The more we see beautiful things, the...
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ALAN G. HUTCHESON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ACME-CLEVELAND SUBSIDIARY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
PR Newswire; 12/2/1994; 540 words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- Alan G. Hutcheson has been elected President...most recent position, Mr. Hutcheson was Vice President and General...Communications Systems, Inc. Mr. Hutcheson has earned a BS in Electrical...12/2/94 /CONTACT: Francis R. Appeldorn, Vice President...
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Moral sense and natural reason.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...studies on the moral philosophy of Francis Hutcheson have increased. In addition...mind some relevant points in Hutcheson's life which had an enormous influence on his thought. Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) belonged to...
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Feigning fictions: imagination, hypothesis, and philosophical writing in the Scottish enlightenment.
Magazine article from: Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...with "literature," however, Francis Hutcheson's Inquiry into the Original...experienced as pleasurable, Hutcheson allows himself a digression to...above our Imagination. (1) Hutcheson's interest in the "Theorem...
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Feigning Fictions: Imagination, Hypothesis, and Philosophical Writing in the Scottish Enlightenment
Magazine article from: The Eighteenth Century; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...with "literature," however, Francis Hutcheson's Inquiry into the Original...experienced as pleasurable, Hutcheson allows himself a digression to...Capacity above our Imagination.1 Hutcheson's interest in the "Theorem...
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Leonard Lessius and the prehistory of economics.(Editorial)(Essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of Markets & Morality; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Carmichael (1672-1729), Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746), and Adam Smith...philosophy from his predecessor Francis Hutcheson at Glasgow. In fact, as economist...them to Gershom Carmichael, Francis Hutcheson, and Adam Smith. The ascendance...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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A City's Shining Moment Helps Shape Our Heritag.(Arts&Entertainment)(Review)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 11/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...lapsed Presbyterian minister Francis Hutcheson. Hutcheson bridged the gap...made quite an impression on Hutcheson's most celebrated pupil...Philosophy, as well as Religion," Francis Hutcheson wrote, "so austere and ungainly...
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Journal of the History of Philosophy: Vol. 45, No. April 2007.(PHILOSOPHICAL ABSTRACTS)(Pierre Gassendi's moral philosophy)(medieval philosophy and evil)(moral liberty)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...through him, on Locke's) political philosophy. Francis Hutcheson and the Origin of Animal Rights, AARON GARRETT...philosophical concept that has its roots in the work of Francis Hutcheson. Developing ideas derived from his natural-law...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Saintfield honours famous son.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 8/22/2003; 423 words
; ...people of Co Down, where he grew up. Prof Francis Hutcheson was born in the countryside at Drumlig...account of the life and times of Professor Hutcheson (1644-1746). Francis Hutcheson was moulded and shaped by the vibrant Presbyterian...
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Francis Hutcheson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francis Hutcheson , 1694-1746, British philosopher, b. Co. Down, Ireland. He was...aesthetics, he was primarily known in the field of ethics. According to Hutcheson, man has many senses, the most important of which is the moral sense...
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Hutcheson, Francis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Hutcheson, Francis (1694–1746), professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow...was published in 1755. A protégé of Molesworth , Hutcheson introduced the civic humanist tradition into higher education: he...
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Alison, Francis (1705-1779)
Book article from: American Eras
Francis Alison (1705-1779) Enlightened minister...Sources Irish Immigrant. The Reverend Dr. Francis Alison arrived in Pennsylvania in 1735...probably in Dublin under the Reverend Francis Hutcheson, the founder of the Scots-Irish Enlightenment...
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Scottish Moralists
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...are privileged for the sake of analysis include: Francis Hutcheson (1694 – 1746), the jurist Henry Home...to Scottish parents, the Utilitarian philosopher Francis Hutcheson is usually associated with the Scottish moralists...
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Taste
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...exhibits "unity in multiplicity." Francis Hutcheson (1694 – 1746) believed...theorists such as Shaftesbury and Hutcheson include clear formalist elements...theorists like Shaftesbury and Hutcheson were still aesthetic realists...
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