An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue
About this book
"The Inquiry was written as a critical response to the work of Bernard Mandeville and as a defense of the ideas of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Shaftesbury. It consists of two treatises exploring our aesthetic and our moral abilities. The first treatise argues that human beings possess a natural internal sense of beauty, whereas the second focuses on the "moral sense" that enables us to distinguish virtue from vice and thus to act from moral love or "benevolence.""--Jacket.
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3.8/5 · 1 readers · 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue?
About ≈ 5 h 38 m — 304 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue?
304 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue?
It sits on the Philosophy shelves.
Is An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue take place?
It takes place in 18th century, Early works to 1800.
Who wrote An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue?
Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746).
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It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library