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Oct 29, 2004 · 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). (3) Moral distinctions are derived from the ...
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Hume sees all governments as the result of a struggle between authority and liberty, with the best of them achieving a balance between the two by implementing systems of “general laws.” Hume’s cautious approach to social change may fairly be called conservative.
Jul 1, 2014 · What, then, does Hume have to say about liberty and necessity in the Treatise (T 2.3.2–3) and first Enquiry (EU 8)? The outlines, at least, are familiar. On the one hand, Hume is an advocate of necessity as a feature of both the natural world and also the moral world of human action.
Oct 25, 2017 · Introduces the relevant elements of Hume’s epistemology and metaphysics and theory of the passions, followed by extensive discussions of Hume’s critique of moral rationalism, his account of the virtues, and his theory of moral judgment.
Nov 12, 2009 · The claim that “‘is’ does not entail ‘ought’” is so closely associated with Hume that it has been called “Hume's Law.” The interpretation of the passage in Hume's Treatise of Human Nature that is the locus classicus of the claim is controversial.
Almost all of Hume's arguments against moral rationalism fall into one of three categories: arguments based on the idea that reason alone cannot motivate, which I will, following Korsgaard (1986), call “arguments from motivational skepticism about practical reason”; arguments based on the idea that reason alone cannot provide the content ...
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Oct 23, 2018 · With four essays by leading Hume scholars exploring his complex intellectual legacy, this volume presents an overview of Hume’s moral, political, and social philosophy.
