Education for Life: Correspondence and Writings on Religion and Practical Philosophy

by George Turnbull

Book Overview

George Turnbull belongs with a group of early Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, including Francis Hutcheson, who found their native Calvinism too repressive. They sought to relocate religion within a context of reason and science and to establish a tolerant and humane ethic upon values rooted in classical ideals.

In a distinctive voice, Turnbull presented natural-law theory "scientifically," harnessed the arts to promote moral and civil virtue,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865976228
• ISBN13: 9780865976221
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 700 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5