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61British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …
62luxurious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sumptuous, elegant; voluptuous, self indulgent. See pleasure. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. self indulgent, voluptuous, comfortable, pleasurable, costly, rich, extravagant, sumptuous, posh, gratifying …
63outrageous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. offensive, shocking. See disrepute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. offensive, shocking, flagrant, monstrous, atrocious, heinous, intolerable, appalling, extreme, excessive, inordinate, immoderate,… …
64reasonable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sound, sensible; fair, moderate; rational, logical. See cheapness, moderation, sanity.Ant., unreasonable, irrational. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Amenable to reason] Syn. rational, sensible, sane,… …
65unconscionable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unscrupulous, wrong, unethical; extravagant, excessive; immoderate, inordinate, intolerable. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dishonest] Syn. knavish, sneaky, criminal; see unscrupulous . 2 …
66wasteful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. extravagant, profligate, dissipated, prodigal, liberal, immoderate, overgenerous, incontinent, thriftless, lavish, squandering, profuse, unthrifty, improvident, careless, reckless, cavalier, wild, full handed, without… …
67immoderation — (n.) early 15c., from L. immoderationem (nom. immoderatio) want of moderation, excess, from immoderatus (see IMMODERATE (Cf. immoderate)) …
68moderate# — moderate adj 1 Moderate, temperate are often used interchangeably to denote not excessive in degree, amount, or intensity {a moderate allowance} {temperate heat} When contrasted moderate often connotes absence or avoidance of excess and is… …
69free — adj 1. independent, self governed, self governing, self directing, inner directed; sovereign, autonomous, unsubject, uncolonial; enfranchised, freeborn. 2. unconfined, at liberty, at large, loose, on the loose; freed, liberated, released, let out …
70radical — adj 1. fundamental, rudimentary, constitutional, basic, basal, basilar, elementary, elemental, primary; main, principal, cardinal; vital, essential, necessary, requisite; supporting, substratal, substra tive, underlying; uncompounded, simple,… …
