Hume S Moral Philosophy And Contemporary Psychology

Author : Philip A. Reed,Rico Vitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
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Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351720519

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Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology by Philip A. Reed,Rico Vitz Pdf

Recent work at the intersection of moral philosophy and the philosophy of psychology has dealt mostly with Aristotelian virtue ethics. The dearth of scholarship that engages with Hume’s moral philosophy, however, is both noticeable and peculiar. Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology demonstrates how Hume’s moral philosophy comports with recent work from the empirical sciences and moral psychology. It shows how contemporary work in virtue ethics has much stronger similarities to the metaphysically thin conception of human nature that Hume developed, rather than the metaphysically thick conception of human nature that Aristotle espoused. It also reveals how contemporary work in moral motivation and moral epistemology has strong affinities with themes in Hume’s sympathetic sentimentalism.

Author : Philip A. Reed,Rico Vitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1315180839

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Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology by Philip A. Reed,Rico Vitz Pdf

Recent work at the intersection of moral philosophy and the philosophy of psychology has dealt mostly with Aristotelian virtue ethics. The dearth of scholarship that engages with Hume's moral philosophy, however, is both noticeable and peculiar. Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology demonstrates how Hume's moral philosophy comports with recent work from the empirical sciences and moral psychology. It shows how contemporary work in virtue ethics has much stronger similarities to the metaphysically thin conception of human nature that Hume developed, rather than the metaphysically thick conception of human nature that Aristotle espoused. It also reveals how contemporary work in moral motivation and moral epistemology has strong affinities with themes in Hume's sympathetic sentimentalism.

Author : John Bricke
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198250118

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Mind and Morality by John Bricke Pdf

"This work is essential for the philosophical assessment of Hume's contributions to our understanding of what moral agency is....It is written in a manner that is constantly sensitive to the philosophical perplexities that lie in wai for each position that the author, and Hume, considers, and it demonstrates, if anyone still needs this, just how resourceful Hume's moral theory is, even when judged in the light of our contemporary debates."--Ethics

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 448 pages
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Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603840125

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Hume: Moral Philosophy by David Hume Pdf

A genuine understanding of Hume's extraordinarily rich, important, and influential moral philosophy requires familiarity with all of his writings on vice and virtue, the passions, the will, and even judgments of beauty--and that means familiarity not only with large portions of A Treatise of Human Nature, but also with An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals and many of his essays as well. This volume is the one truly comprehensive collection of Hume's work on all of these topics. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, a leading moral philosopher and Hume scholar, has done a meticulous job of editing the texts and has provided an extensive Introduction that is at once accessible, accurate, and philosophically engaging, revealing the deep structure of Hume's moral philosophy. --Don Garrett, New York University

Author : Elizabeth S. Radcliffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
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Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192557681

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Hume, Passion, and Action by Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Pdf

David Hume's theory of action is well known for several provocative theses, including that passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action. Elizabeth S. Radcliffe defends an original interpretation of Hume's views on passion, reason, and motivation which is consistent with other theses in Hume's philosophy, loyal to his texts, and historically situated. She challenges the now orthodox interpretation of Hume on motivation, presenting an alternative that situates Hume closer to "Humeans" than many recent interpreters have. Part of the strategy is to examine the thinking of the early modern intellectuals to whom Hume responds. Most of these thinkers insisted that passions lead us to pursue harmful objects unless regulated by reason; and most regarded passions as representations of good and evil, which can be false. Understanding Hume's response to these claims requires appreciating his respective characterizations of reason and passion. The author argues that Hume's thesis that reason is practically impotent apart from passion is about beliefs generated by reason, rather than about the capacity of reason. Furthermore, the argument makes sense of Hume's sometimes-ridiculed description of passions as "original existences" having no reference to objects. The author also shows how Hume understood morality as intrinsically motivating, while holding that moral beliefs are not themselves motives, and why he thought of passions as self-regulating, contrary to the admonitions of the rationalists.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9791041940387

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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume Pdf

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (EPM) is a book by Scottish enlightenment philosopher David Hume. In it, Hume argues (among other things) that the foundations of morals lie with sentiment, not reason. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is the enquiry subsequent to the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (EHU). Thus, it is often referred to as "the second Enquiry". It was originally published in 1751, three years after the first Enquiry. Hume first discusses ethics in A Treatise of Human Nature (in Book 3 - "Of Morals"). He later extracted and expounded upon the ideas he proposed there in his second Enquiry. In his short autobiographical work, My Own Life (1776), Hume states that his second Enquiry is "of all my writings, historical, philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best."

Author : Jacqueline Taylor
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191045790

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Reflecting Subjects by Jacqueline Taylor Pdf

Jacqueline Taylor offers an original reconstruction of Hume's social theory, which examines the passions and imagination in relation to institutions such as government and the economy. Reflecting Subjects begins with a close examination of Hume's use of an experimental method to explain the origin, nature and effects of pride, an indirect passion that reflects a person's sense of self-worth in virtue of her valuable qualities, for example, her character or wealth. In explaining the origin of pride in terms of efficient causes, Hume displaces the traditional appeal to final causes, and is positioned to give an account of the significance for us of the passions in terms of a social theory. Subsequent chapters reconstruct this social theory, looking in particular at how the principle of sympathy functions to transmit cultural meanings and values, before examining Hume's account of social power—especially with regard to rank and sex. Turning to Hume's system of ethics, Taylor argues for the importance of Hume's more sophisticated moral philosophy in his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, since it emphasizes certain virtues of good moral evaluation. She demonstrates that the principle of humanity stands as the central concept of Hume's Enlightenment philosophy.

Author : Russell Hardin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 288 pages
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Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191571015

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David Hume by Russell Hardin Pdf

Russell Hardin presents a new explication of David Hume's moral and political theory. With Hume, he holds that our normative views can be scientifically explained but they cannot be justified as true. Hume argued for the psychological basis of such views. In particular, he argued for sympathy as the mirroring of the psychological sensations and emotions of others. By placing Hume in the developing tradition of social science, as a strong forerunner of his younger friend Adam Smith, Hardin demonstrates Hume's strong strategic sense, his nascent utilitarianism, his powerful theory of convention as a main source of social and political order, and his recognition of moral and political theory as a single enterprise.

Author : Elizabeth S. Radcliffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1108706568

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Hume on the Nature of Morality by Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Pdf

David Hume's moral system involves considerations that seem at odds with one another. He insists on the reality of moral distinctions, while showing that they are founded on the human constitution. He notes the importance to morality of the consequences of actions, while emphasizing that motives are the subjects of moral judgments. He appeals to facts about human psychology as the basis for an argument that morality is founded, not on reason, but on sentiment. Yet, he insists that no "ought" can follow from an "is." He thinks that our motivation to justice must derive from our nature. Yet, he wonders how to explain why anyone would be motivated to follow rules when doing so does not further their personal interests. As an empiricist, his approach is descriptive, yet morality is prescriptive. This Element addresses these puzzles in Hume's moral theory, with reference to historical and contemporary discussions.

Author : Jacqueline Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199603732

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Reading Hume on the Principles of Morals by Jacqueline Taylor Pdf

Hume's Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals is one of the landmark works in the history of moral philosophy; this volume presents a section-by-section study of the work in the form of new interpretative essays by leading Hume scholars. The result is a comprehensive reassessment of Hume's 'recasting' of his moral philosophy in this work. Particular attention is given to the Enlightenment concepts of justice and benevolence, as well as to the concept of humanity and moral sentiment. Fifteen original chapters take the reader through the nine sections and four appendices of Hume's Enquiry, as well as 'A Dialogue, ' to assess critically the moral philosophy he presents. How does it differ from the moral philosophy of the Treatise, and how should we understand the significance of the arguments he advances? Additional chapters examine the relation between Hume's mature moral philosophy and related subjects such as his epistemology, his writings on religion, beauty and criticism, the passions, and his own intellectual and philosophical development during the period in which he conceived and wrote the Enquiry.

Author : C. Pigden
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230281158

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Hume on Motivation and Virtue by C. Pigden Pdf

This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Hume's views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035776512

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Hume's Ethical Writings by David Hume Pdf

Author : Esther Engels Kroeker,Willem Lemmens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108422871

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Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by Esther Engels Kroeker,Willem Lemmens Pdf

Examines each section of Hume's second Enquiry in detail and considers its place within Hume's philosophy as a whole.

Author : Jennifer A. Herdt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 052155442X

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Religion and Faction in Hume's Moral Philosophy by Jennifer A. Herdt Pdf

An examination of David Hume's work, revising our understanding of the period in which he lived and wrote.

Author : Rachel Cohon
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191556272

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Hume's Morality by Rachel Cohon Pdf

Rachel Cohon offers an original interpretation of the moral philosophy of David Hume, focusing on two areas. Firstly, his metaethics. Cohon reinterprets Hume's claim that moral distinctions are not derived from reason and explains why he makes it. She finds that Hume did not actually hold three "Humean" claims: 1) that beliefs alone cannot move us to act, 2) that evaluative propositions cannot be validly inferred from purely factual propositions, or 3) that moral judgments lack truth value. According to Hume, human beings discern moral virtues and vices by means of feeling or emotion in a way rather like sensing; but this also gives the moral judge a truth-apt idea of a virtue or vice as a felt property. Secondly, Cohon examines the artificial virtues. Hume says that although many virtues are refinements of natural human tendencies, others (such as honesty) are constructed by social convention to make cooperation possible; and some of these generate paradoxes. She argues that Hume sees these traits as prosthetic virtues that compensate for deficiencies in human nature. However, their true status clashes with our common-sense conception of a virtue, and so has been concealed, giving rise to the paradoxes.