Logic, metaphysics, and the natural sociability of mankind / Francis Hutcheson ; edited by James Moore and Michael Silverthorne ; texts translated from the Latin by Michael Silverthorne ; introduction by James Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746.

Contributor:

Moore, James, 1934-

Silverthorne, Michael.

Series:

Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746. 2002. Works.

Natural law and enlightenment classics

The collected works and correspondence of Francis Hutcheson

Natural Law Paper

Standardized Title:

Logicae compendium. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logic--Early works to 1800.

Logic.

Metaphysics--Early works to 1800.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until the publication of this Liberty Fund edition, all but one of the works contained in "Logic, Metaphysics, and the Natural Sociability of Mankind" were available only in Latin. This milestone English translation will provide a general audience with insight into Hutcheson's thought. In the words of the editors: "Hutcheson's Latin texts in logic ("Logicae Compendium") and metaphysics "(Synopsis Metaphysicae") form an important part of his collected works. Published respectively in 1756 and, in its second edition, 1744, these works represent Hutcheson's only systematic treatments of logic, ontology, and pneumatology, or the science of the soul. They were considered indispensable texts for the instruction of students in the eighteenth century. Any serious study of Hutcheson's moral and political philosophy must take into account his understanding of logic (of ideas, judgments, propositions, and reasoning) and metaphysics (of existence, individuation, causation, substance, the soul, and the attributes of God)." The introduction and notes to this translation situate the texts in the context of Hutcheson's mature philosophy and relate it to his teaching at Glasgow from 1730 until his death in 1746. At the same time, the editors show the links to his early teaching in Dublin in the 1720s. The work on natural sociability was Hutcheson's significant inaugural lecture at Glasgow.. James Moore is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal. Michael Silverthorne is Honorary University Fellow in the School of Classics at the University of Exeter. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

Contents:

A compend of logic

A synopsis of metaphysics comprehending ontology and pneumatology

On the natural sociability of mankind.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

Contains:

Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746. Synopsis metaphysicae. English.

ISBN:

1-61487-814-5