Philosophical Writings (Everyman's Library)

Hutcheson (1694-1746) introduced the civic humanist tradition into higher education and, in recent years, has been accepted as the founder of modern aesthetics. Among the students he trained in the Whig philosophy of personal liberty and government restraint was Adam Smith; his influence extended over the Enlightenment, and especially David Hume. This compilation of his views demonstrates Hutcheson's progressivism on social justice, representative government, colonial autonomy, and the rejection of slavery.