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From the tone of voice the dog infers his master's anger, and foresees his own punishment. From a certain sensation affecting his smell, he judges his game not to be far distant from him.
The relevant point here is the former, an animal's reasoning powers, and on this head Sextus observes that a dog ‘does choose what is appropriate and avoid what is harmful to himself: he pursues food and retreats from a raised whip’.
precisely what Hume does, matters are complicated by the fact that the account of human probable reason he settles on is, to all intents and purposes, the accepted account of animal inference prior to him.
How does Hume think Locke accounts for the origin of the idea of power? How does he critique (his version of) Locke? How might Locke respond? Hume says that ‘Solidity, extension, motion; these qualities are all complete in themselves, and never point out any other event which may result from them.’ Would Aquinas agree? Would Locke?
- Walter Ott, Alex Dunn
- 2013
May 28, 2009 · Summary. Much of what David Hume said about a wide range of subjects remains of great importance today. In the first volume of his first work, A Treatise of Human Nature, a work in which he articulated a new “science of human nature,” Hume focused on an interrelated set of issues in theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and philosophical ...
- David Fate Norton
- 1993
Nov 14, 2019 · Introduction. Hume’s Treatise, Enquiries and Essays contain plentiful material for an investigation into the moral nature of other animals and our moral relations to them. In particular, Hume pays considerable attention to animal minds. He also argues that moral judgment is grounded in sympathy.
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Summary. Hume asserts that the compatibilist picture he formulated in Part 1 of Section VIII is both consistent with and essential to our common understanding of morality. Our behavior is guided by motives according to which we pursue rewards and avoid punishments.
