Elements of Moral Philosophy

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Elements of Moral Philosophy

Name: Elements of Moral Philosophy
Brand: Liberty Fund Inc. (US)
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with a Brief Account of the Nature, Progress & Origin of Philosophy

Written by David Fordyce

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Though little known today, David Fordyce was one of the leading figures of the outburst of intellectual activity that culminated in the Scottish Enlightenment. His Elements of Moral Philosophy was one of the most widely circulated texts in moral philosophy in the second half of the eighteenth century. Apart from a very expensive facsimile edition, there has never been a modern edition of The Elements of Moral Philosophy. Moreover, the lectures in A Brief Account have never before been published. The significance of The Elements is evidenced by the fact that it was the principal work in the curriculum in moral philosophy throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. It was also included practically verbatim in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

David Fordyce (1711-1751) was one of the central figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. Fordyce was a teacher, and his lectures on A Brief Account of the Nature, Progress, and Origin of Philosophy are published here for the first time.

ISBN-13: 9780865973909
Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.
Imprint: Liberty Fund Inc. (US)
Publication date: 1 April 2003
Format: Paperback
Pages: 212
Dimensions: 155 x 230 mm
Language: English