Many of the most penetrating discussions of the foundations of morality are to be found among eighteenth-century British moral philosophers.

The eighteenth-century philosophers Shaftesbury and Hutcheson "were obviously inspired in part by Cumberland."

One of his more influential works is "The Century of Taste", an inquiry into several eighteenth-century philosophers' treatments of the subject.

It is named in honor of the eighteenth-century French philosopher Voltaire.

Cloudesley: A Tale (1830) is the fifth novel published by eighteenth-century philosopher and novelist William Godwin.

His philosophy is summarised in his entry in the Dictionary of eighteenth-century British philosophers.

The eighteenth-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1781) advocated a blend of rationalist and empiricist theories.

In: The Dictionary of eighteenth-century German philosophers.

St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century (1799) is eighteenth-century British philosopher William Godwin's second novel.

The early seeds of the concept are found in the works of John Locke, the notable eighteenth-century philosopher.