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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786381303321

Autore

Hutcheson Francis <1694-1746.>

Titolo

An essay on the nature and conduct of the passions and affections [[electronic resource] ] : with illustrations on the moral sense / / Francis Hutcheson ; edited and with an introduction by Aaron Garrett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, c2002

ISBN

1-61487-813-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

The collected works of Francis Hutcheson

Natural law and enlightenment classics

Disciplina

171/.2

Soggetti

Emotions

Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Francis Hutcheson, An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction, p. ix ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xxv ""; ""The Preface, p. 3 ""; ""The Contents, p. 13 ""; ""Treatise I ""; ""Section I. A General Account of our several Senses and Desires, p. 15 ""; ""Section II. Of the Affections and Passions: The natural Laws of pure Affection: The confused Sensations of the Passions, with their final Causes, p. 30 ""

""Section III. Particular Divisions of the Affections  and Passions, p. 48 """"Sections IV. How far our several Affections and Passions are under our Power, either to govern them when raised, or to prevent their arising: with some general Obersvations about their Objects, p. 66 ""; ""Section V. A Comparison of the Pleasures and Pains of the several Senses, as to Intenseness and Duration, p. 87 ""; ""Section VI. Some general Conclusions concerning the best Management of our Desires. With some Principles necessary to Happiness, p. 110 ""

""Treatise II. Illustrations upon the Moral Sense, p. 133  """"Section I. Concerning the Character of Virtue, agreeable to Truth or Reason, p. 137 ""; ""Section II. Concerning that Character of Virtue and Vice;  the Fitness or Unfitness of Actions, p. 155 ""; ""Section III. Mr. Woolaston's Significancy of Truth, as the Idea of Virtue, considered, p. 161 "";



""Section IV. Shewing the Use of Reason concerning Virtue and Vice, upon Supposition that we receive these Ideas by a Moral Sense, p. 173 ""; ""Section V. Shewing that Virtue may have whatever is meant by Merit

and be rewardable upon the Supposition that it is perceived by a Sense, and elected from Affection or Instinct, p. 178 """"Section VI. How far a Regard to the Deity is necessary to make an Action Virtuous, p. 187 ""; ""Textual Notes, p. 205 ""; ""Index, p. 221 ""