Francis Hutcheson Quotes

• Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

  Francis Hutcheson

  Wisdom, Healing, Mean

  'An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue' (1725) treatise 1, sect. 5, subsect. 16

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• Unalienable rights are essential limitations to all governments.

  Francis Hutcheson

  Philosophy, Rights, Government

  Francis Hutcheson (1753). “An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue”, p.301

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• That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.

  Francis Hutcheson

  Happiness, Hard Work, Acting

  'An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue' (1725) treatise 2, sect. 3, subsect. 8.

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• The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.

  Francis Hutcheson

  Acting, Tendencies, Certain

  Francis Hutcheson (1755). “A System Of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books : To which is Prefixed Some Account Of The Life, Writings, And Character Of The Author”, p.266

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• Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is . . . But the powers themselves in reality perform their several operations with sufficient constancy and uniformity in persons of good health whatever their opinions be about them . . .

  Francis Hutcheson

  Reality, Ethics, Opinion

  Francis Hutcheson (1769). “An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections”, p.7

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