generate questions: Francis Hutcheson, a moral philosopher, described the utilitarian and consequentialist principle that virtue is that which provides, in his words, "the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers". Much of what is incorporated in the scientific method (the nature of knowledge, evidence, experience, and causation) and some modern attitudes towards the relationship between science and religion were developed by his protégés David Hume and Adam Smith. Hume became a major figure in the skeptical philosophical and empiricist traditions of philosophy.
Who said that virtue provides "the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers"? {sep_token} Who was a major figure in the skeptical philosophical and empiricist traditions of philosophy? {sep_token} Much of what is incorporated in the scientific method and some modern attitudes towards the relationship between science and religion were developed by David Hume and what other philosopher? {sep_token} Which moral philosopher said "the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers"? {sep_token} Which two men were Francis Hutecheson's proteges? {sep_token} The nature of knowledge, evidence, experience, and causation together are called what? {sep_token} What type of philosopher was Francis Hutcheson? {sep_token} In what areas of philosophy did Hume become a major figure?