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1. • • In general, the two can be distinguished by “the degrees of force and liveliness, with which they strike upon the mind”: impressions have more “force and vivacity” than ideas, although Hume allows that “in sleep, in a fever, in madness,... our ideas may approach to our impressions” while sometimes “our impressions are so faint and low, that we cannot distinguish them from our ideas” (1.1.1.1).
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   What is Book 1 Part 1 of Hume's treatise of human nature?

   • Book 1 Part 1 of Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature is entitled “Of ideas, their origin, composition, connexion, abstraction, &c.”, which accurately describes its contents.

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   What does Hume mean by moral philosophy?

   • In his day, “moral” meant anything concerned with human nature, not just ethics, as he makes clear at the beginning of the first Enquiry, where he defines “moral philosophy” as “the science of human nature” (EHU 1.1/5). Hume’s aim is to bring the scientific method to bear on the study of human nature.

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   What is the conclusion of Book 3 of Hume's treatise?

   • The conclusion of Book 3, and therefore the Treatise as a whole, briefly recapitulates the reasoning for Hume's thesis that "sympathy is the chief source of moral distinctions".

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   Who wrote a treatise of human nature?

   • A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects (1739–40) is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. [ 1]

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   What is Hume's theory of ethics?

   • Hume’s position in ethics, which is based on his empiricist theory of the mind, is best known for asserting four theses: (1) Reason alone cannot be a motive to the will, but rather is the “slave of the passions” (see Section 3) (2) Moral distinctions are not derived from reason (see Section 4).

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   What are Hume's main ethical writings?

   • He articulates and defends them within the broader context of his metaethics and his ethic of virtue and vice. Hume’s main ethical writings are Book 3 of his Treatise of Human Nature, “Of Morals” (which builds on Book 2, “Of the Passions”), his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, and some of his Essays.

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3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › hume-moralHume’s Moral Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Oct 29, 2004 · The ethical positions and arguments of the Treatise are set out below, noting where the moral Enquiry agrees; differences between the Enquiry and the Treatise are discussed afterwards. 1. Issues from Hume’s Predecessors. 2. The Passions and the Will. 3. The Influencing Motives of the Will. 4. Ethical Anti-rationalism. 5. Is and Ought. 6.

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   Feb 26, 2001 · Both options presuppose that the differences between the Treatise and the Enquiries are substantial enough to warrant taking one or the other as best representing Hume’s views, but there are good reasons for doubting this.

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   In general, the two can be distinguished by “the degrees of force and liveliness, with which they strike upon the mind”: impressions have more “force and vivacity” than ideas, although Hume allows that “in sleep, in a fever, in madness, ... our ideas may approach to our impressions” while sometimes “our impressions are so faint and low, that we ...

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   A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects (1739–40) is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. [1]

8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › hume-freewillHume on Free Will - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Dec 14, 2007 · In the Treatise Hume tends to identify liberty with indifference rather than spontaneity and even suggests “that liberty and chance are synonimous” (T 2.3.2.8/412; cf. T 2.3.1.18/407; but see also EU 8.25/96).

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   This essay examines Hume’s later moral philosophy. I also look at some differences between the Treatise and his later works. But the main aim of the essay is to draw attention to what makes the later work philosophically interesting and important in comparison with Hume’s earlier work.

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    Jul 1, 2014 · Although the association of impressions figures prominently in Hume’s account of the indirect passions in Book 2 of the Treatise, the association of ideas plays a far greater role in his philosophy in general and his theory of ideas in particular.