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A summary of A Treatise of Human Nature: Book III: “Of Morals” in David Hume's Selected Works of David Hume. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Selected Works of David Hume and what it means.
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- Book I
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Treatise III David Hume i: Virtue and vice in general Actions can be praiseworthy or blameworthy, but they can’t be reasonable or unreasonable; so ‘praiseworthy’ and ‘blame-worthy’ are not the same as ‘reasonable’ and ‘unreasonable’. The merit and demerit of actions frequently contradict and
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Divided into three books, A Treatise of Human Nature explores Hume’s initial ideas about the processes of human understanding, the nature of emotions and passions, and the structures of human morality.
Treatise III David Hume ii: Justice and injustice confers merit on the actions. So our thought about the merit of the actions is a secondary consideration; it comes from the ·primary, underived· merit and praiseworthiness of the humaneness that produced the actions. So we can take this as established and beyond question:
Treatise III David Hume iii: The other virtues and vices the only items durable enough to affect our sentiments concerning the person. A person’s actions are indeed better indications of his character than what he says, or even what he wants and feels; but it is only to the extent that they are such indications that they bring love or hatred ...
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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”. Indeed, most would agree that justice and “the useful qualities of the mind” are valued for their usefulness, and what besides sympathy can explain why we ...
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"A Treatise of Human Nature" offers readers a thought-provoking exploration of human understanding, emotions, and morality. Hume's work challenges readers to reconsider the foundations of knowledge and ethics, inviting them to critically examine the nature of their beliefs and sentiments. Conclusion
