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  1. 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).

    • Hume, David

      Hume has two sets of opponents: the self-love theorists and...

  2. May 16, 2022 · David Hume’s concept of the self does not only differ from but runs counter to Descartes’s and the other philosophers of the self, such as Plato and Aristotle. This is because, for Hume, there is no such thing as aself”. Let me briefly explain why for Hume the concept of the self is an.

  3. In moral theory, against the common view that God plays an important role in the creation and reinforcement of moral values, he offered one of the first purely secular moral theories, which grounded morality in the pleasing and useful consequences that result from our actions.

  4. Feb 26, 2001 · Hume has two sets of opponents: the self-love theorists and the moral rationalists. He became the most famous proponent of sentimentalism. Thomas Hobbes’ (1588–1679) radical attempt to derive moral and political obligation from motives of self-interest initiated the British Moralists debate.

  5. Situates Hume’s moral theory within the context of his predecessors and successors and provides critical discussion of the main doctrines of Hume’s ethical thought: Hume’s anti-rationalism, sentimentalism, and a detailed discussion and critique of Hume’s artificial-natural virtue distinction.

  6. Dec 11, 2022 · This article will explore Scottish philosopher David Hume’s bundle theory of mind, empiricism, and the conception of the human self.

  7. The thesis investigates David Hume’s concept of the self as it is presented in Book One and Two of the Treatise of Human Nature. The center point of the discussion is Hume’s understanding of the self as the bundle of perceptions. It will be shown that such an account can maintain identity of the self as an imperfect identity.

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