{"product_id":"a-system-of-moral-philosophy-francis-hutcheson-9781108060295","title":"A System of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books","description":"Often described as the father of the Scottish Enlightenment, Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was born in the north of Ireland to an Ulster-Scottish Presbyterian family. Organised into three 'books' that were divided between two volumes, A System of Moral Philosophy was his most comprehensive work. It synthesised ideas that he had formulated as a minister and as the Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow (1729-46). Published posthumously by his son in 1755, prefaced by an account of his life, it is the only treatise by Hutcheson for which a manuscript is known to have survived. Asserting that individual natural rights derive from an innate understanding of moral behaviour, Hutcheson offers a model that mediates between individual interests and communal ideals. Containing the concluding chapters of Book 2 and Book 3, Volume 2 explores the role of familial and political governance in relation to communal happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Hutcheson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108060293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108060295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.80d","brand":"Francis Hutcheson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478536708351,"sku":"9781108060295","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a812d355-06e9-4221-b73c-6b26354ecba1.jpg?v=1715935314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-system-of-moral-philosophy-francis-hutcheson-9781108060295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}