Francis Hutcheson quotes

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness. (Francis Hutcheson)
Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best Ends by the best Means. View quote
Francis Hutcheson
The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency, he has a right thus to act. View quote
Francis Hutcheson
Whence this secret Chain between each Person and Mankind? How is my Interest connected with the most distant Parts of it? View quote
Francis Hutcheson
All our Ideas, or the materials of our reasoning or judging, are received by some immediate Powers of Perception internal or external, which we may call Senses ... Reasoning or Intellect seems to raise no new Species of Ideas, but to discover or discern the Relations of those received. View quote
Francis Hutcheson
Whoever voluntarily undertakes the necessary office of rearing and educating, obtains the parental power without generation. View quote
Francis Hutcheson
That Action is best, which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers; and that worst, which, in like manner, occasions Misery. View quote
Francis Hutcheson