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Francis Hutcheson

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Scottish philosopher (1694-1746)

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Francis Hutcheson was an Irish philosopher of Scottish descent widely regarded as one of the key figures of the early Scottish Enlightenment.

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Francis Hutcheson was an Irish philosopher of Scottish descent widely regarded as one of the key figures of the early Scottish Enlightenment. He served as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and was a major advocate of moral sense theory, which holds that humans possess an innate sense that guides moral judgments. Hutcheson is best known for his ethical writings, in which he defends benevolence as the primary source of moral virtue and anticipates later utilitarian theories with his formulation of "the greatest happiness for the greatest number".

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Lived 1694 to 1746 · aged 52
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