| Evidence: | ' [Johnson said] "There is much talk of the misery which we cause to the brute creation; but they are recompensed by existence. If they were not useful to man, and therefore protected by him, they would not be nearly so numerous". This argument is to be found in the able and benignant Hutchinson's [sic] "Moral Philosophy".' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 May 1776 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | James Boswell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 29 Oct 1740 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer and lawyer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Francis Hutcheson |
| Title: | System of Moral Philosophy |
| Genre: | Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21645 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 753 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 753, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21645, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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