num_pages: 339
description:  "In the essay on the passions, Hutcheson defined sense as every determination of the mind either to receive ideas independently of the will or to have perceptions of pleasure or pain. This definition led to the introduction of several new senses into Hutcheson's system. For instance, there is public sense, which is our determination to be pleased by the happiness of others &amp; to be uneasy at their misery. There is also the sense of honor, which makes the approbation or gratitude of others for any action we have done the necessary occasion of pleasure." (EP, Vol. 4, p.100) Francis Hutcheson was Adam Smith's teacher &amp; mentor. The utilitarian nature of his philosophy anticipated Bentham &amp; Mill. His opinion was respected by Hume who sent him a draft of the manuscript of the third part of The Treatise of Human Nature, "Of Morals" for comment prior to publication. 
language: English
title: Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections
titlecomplete: Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections (History of Psychology)
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 17
series: Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics
publisher: Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint (Gainesville, FL)