An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections with Illustrations on the Moral Sense

The Rev. Francis Hutcheson (8 August 1694 - 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher born in Ulster to a family of Scottish Presbyterians who became known as founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment.Hutcheson took ideas from John Locke, and he was an important influence on the works of several significant Enlightenment thinkers, including David Hume and Adam Smith.