Francis Hutcheson

Published: 1725

Copytext: 1738

Source: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/hutcheson-an-inquiry-into-the-original-of-our-ideas-of-beauty-and-virtue-1726-2004/simple

Hutcheson's Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue was first published in 1725, with a second edition “Corrected and Enlarg'd” in 1726, and a third “Corrected” in 1729. Our copytext is the fourth edition of 1738, likewise “Corrected”, which contains Hutcheson's final modifications and additions. The text was derived from Wolfgang Leidhold's edition (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2004), which follows the second 1726 edition (noting significant variants from other editions), and removes most of the original italics and small capitals. This source text has been substantially altered, reinstating the original formatting and bringing the text in line with the 1738 edition.