(1694-1746) Philosopher, born in Ireland, and educated for the Presbyterian ministry at Glasgow University. After keeping an academy at Dublin for some years he puborn his Enquiry into Beauty and Virtue, which won for him a great reputation. In 1729 he became Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow, where he exercised a great influence over his students, and also upon the Scottish system of philosophy. In his philosophical views he was to some extent a disciple of Shaftesbury. He introduced the term, "moral sense," which he defined as a power of perceiving moral attributes in action. His System of Moral Philosophy appeared posthumously in two volumes.