“There is a natural and immediate determination to approve certain affections, and actions consequent upon them... this determination we call a moral sense.”

Francis Hutcheson

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About Francis Hutcheson

Philosopher Irish-Scottish

Francis Hutcheson was an influential philosopher born in Ireland to a family of Scottish Presbyterians. He is considered one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment and a key figure in modern moral...

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