That Action is best, which procures the greatest Happiness … - Francis Hutcheson

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That Action is best, which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers; and that worst, which, in like manner, occasions Misery.

Francis Hutcheson

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Francis Hutcheson (8 August 1694 – 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher.

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Alternative Names: Franciscus Hutchinson • Franciscus Hutcheson • Frances Hutcheson • Franciscus Hutchesonius • Franz Hutcheson

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