Ideas of Francis Hutcheson, by Theme

[British, 1694 - 1746, Born in Ireland. Professor at Glasgow University.]

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

6253	Reason is our power of finding out true propositions

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

6248	Reason is too slow and doubtful to guide all actions, which need external and moral senses

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism

6238	We approve of actions by a superior moral sense

6239	We dislike a traitor, even if they give us great benefit

6240	The moral sense is not an innate idea, but an ability to approve or disapprove in a disinterested way

6242	We cannot choose our moral feelings, otherwise bribery could affect them

6247	Everyone feels uneasy when seeing others in pain, unless the others are evil

6256	Can't the moral sense make mistakes, as the other senses do?

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

6244	Human nature seems incapable of universal malice, except what results from self-love

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / i. Self-interest

6243	As death approaches, why do we still care about family, friends or country?

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

6246	My action is not made good by a good effect, if I did not foresee and intend it

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / a. Nature of happiness

6252	Happiness is a pleasant sensation, or continued state of such sensations

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

6241	Contempt of danger is just madness if it is not in some worthy cause

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology

6257	You can't form moral rules without an end, which needs feelings and a moral sense

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

6245	That action is best, which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest number

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

6251	The loss of perfect rights causes misery, but the loss of imperfect rights reduces social good

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / a. Divine morality

6254	We are asked to follow God's ends because he is our benefactor, but why must we do that?

6255	Why may God not have a superior moral sense very similar to ours?

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

6250	We say God is good if we think everything he does aims at the happiness of his creatures

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality

6249	If goodness is constituted by God's will, it is a tautology to say God's will is good