An Inquiry concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design
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"An Inquiry concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design" is a philosophical treatise by Francis Hutcheson that analyzes the nature and origins of aesthetic judgment and our perception of beauty and order in the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
disinterested pleasure
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final causes in nature ⓘ internal sense ⓘ uniformity amidst variety ⓘ |
| argumentType | empiricist analysis of aesthetic experience ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Francis Hutcheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Francis Hutcheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| field |
moral sense theory
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philosophy of art ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of internal sense of beauty
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discussion of design and final causes ⓘ discussion of harmony in nature and art ⓘ discussion of order and proportion ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early modern aesthetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century British moral philosophy
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later Scottish Enlightenment aesthetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
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John Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | learned readers of moral and natural philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetic judgment
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beauty ⓘ design ⓘ harmony ⓘ order ⓘ perception of beauty ⓘ |
| philosophicalAim |
to account for our perception of order and design in the world
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to explain the principles of aesthetic approval ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
origin of aesthetic ideas
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relation between beauty and moral goodness ⓘ role of sense and sentiment in aesthetics ⓘ the nature of beauty ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
British empiricism
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Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnBeauty | beauty is perceived by an internal sense ⓘ |
| positionOnDesign | perception of design supports the idea of final causes ⓘ |
| positionOnOrder | order and proportion contribute to aesthetic pleasure ⓘ |
| publicationForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| relatedWork | An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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