Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)
Francis Hutcheson | |
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Portrait of Hutcheson by Allan Ramsay, circa 1745. Wearing a black academic gown over a brown coat, Hutcheson holds a copy of Cicero's De finibus. | |
| Born | 8 August 1694 |
| Died | 8 August 1746 (aged 52) Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Empiricism Scottish Enlightenment |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow |
Francis Hutcheson (/ˈhʌtʃɪsən/; 8 August 1694 – 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment. Born in Ulster to a family of Scottish Presbyterians, he was Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University and is remembered as author of A System of Moral Philosophy.
Hutcheson was an important influence on the works of several significant Enlightenment thinkers, including David Hume and Adam Smith.