Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)
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| - | :''[[18th century]], [[history of philosophy]], ''[[18th century literature]], [[enlightenment]], [[counter-enlightenment]]'' | + | '''Francis Hutcheson''' ([[August 8]], [[1694]] – [[August 8]], [[1746]]) was a [[philosopher]] born in [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]] to a family of [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyterians]] who became one of the founding fathers of the [[Scottish Enlightenment]]. |
| - | The [[18th-century philosophy]] article deals with the period often called the early part of "[[The Enlightenment]]" in the shorter form of the word, and centers on the rise of systematic [[empiricism]], following after [[Sir Isaac Newton]]'s [[natural philosophy]]. Thus [[Diderot]], [[Voltaire]], [[Rousseau]], [[Montesquieu]], [[Kant]] and the political philosophies embodied by and influencing the [[American Revolution]] are part of [[The Enlightenment]]. Other prominent philosophers of this time period were [[David Hume]] and [[Adam Smith]], who, along with [[Francis Hutcheson]], were also the primary philosophers of the [[Scottish Enlightenment]]. | ||
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Francis Hutcheson (August 8, 1694 – August 8, 1746) was a philosopher born in Ireland to a family of Scottish Presbyterians who became one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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