Correspondence and Occasional Writings

Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746) was one of the most influential figures in the Scottish Enlightenment. Correspondence and Occasional Writings makes unknown and little-known writings available in a modern edition. It collects his private correspondence for the first time, as well as letters and occasional writings published from journals in England, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

Hutcheson’s private correspondence contains many reflections on his own writings, on his frustrations with demands f...