Francis Hutcheson

Caring for each other in a time of lockdown…

Philip Orr on June 6, 2020, 7:00 am | Readers 656

The global crisis wrought by the Coronavirus has made us aware of some of the most important things in life: good health, effective healthcare, supportive relationships, and wise governance. Self-isolation and fear have shown us just how much we depend on companionship for strength and well-being, while our dependence on the dedication of those who care for us when we are sick, frail, or aged has never been more evident. Perhaps it is time to invoke the wisdom of the …

Francis Hutcheson. Lessons in well-being from the father to the Scottish Enlightenment…

Soapbox on June 23, 2015, 12:01 pm | Readers 691

As we try to establish human well-being at the heart of social and economic policy in Northern Ireland, I think we must search for a relevant local heritage. In this way we counter those critics who suggest that something benign but grandiose and alien is being imposed from outside. So I will point out how the conditions for human well-being were the concern of one magisterial writer whose roots lay deep in the County Down countryside, just a few …