Mencius Hume And The Foundations Of Ethics

Author : Xiusheng Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351918206

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Mencius, Hume and the Foundations of Ethics by Xiusheng Liu Pdf

What is the most distinctive feature of human nature? Does human nature play any significant role in explaining ethical objectivity? How do we arrive at moral judgments? What is the relationship between moral judgments and moral motivation? In answering these questions, this book defends a naturalist, realist and internalist theory of the foundations of ethics. This theory, grounded on a particular concept of humanity, combines insights from Mencius and David Hume. The views of each show how important features left underdeveloped by the other can be supplemented and refined. The unified theory that results is a robust contender among current ethical theories. This illuminating book, relating Chinese and Western philosophical traditions, presents a unique account of the unity of the virtues in Mencius, breaks new ground in Hume studies through its discussion of the concept of sympathy in Hume's theory, and brings combined insights to bear on contemporary analytical theories of ethics.

Author : Xiusheng Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351918190

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Mencius, Hume and the Foundations of Ethics by Xiusheng Liu Pdf

What is the most distinctive feature of human nature? Does human nature play any significant role in explaining ethical objectivity? How do we arrive at moral judgments? What is the relationship between moral judgments and moral motivation? In answering these questions, this book defends a naturalist, realist and internalist theory of the foundations of ethics. This theory, grounded on a particular concept of humanity, combines insights from Mencius and David Hume. The views of each show how important features left underdeveloped by the other can be supplemented and refined. The unified theory that results is a robust contender among current ethical theories. This illuminating book, relating Chinese and Western philosophical traditions, presents a unique account of the unity of the virtues in Mencius, breaks new ground in Hume studies through its discussion of the concept of sympathy in Hume's theory, and brings combined insights to bear on contemporary analytical theories of ethics.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547368427

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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals" by David Hume. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Richard Bosley
Publisher : Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0820414425

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On Virtue and Vice by Richard Bosley Pdf

On Virtue and Vice is a treatise in ethics. It offers a systematic and historical study of the Doctrine of the Mean. The book argues for a triadic approach to ethical notions (for example, Goodness and two forms of Badness and Justice and two forms of Injustice). The approach of the book is intertwined with a critical study of the relevant thought both of Western thinkers (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and David Hume) and also of Eastern thinkers (Confucius, Mencius and Chu Hsi). A further aim of the book is to apply the Doctrine to contemporary life.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
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 : Elijah Millgram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521839432

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Ethics Done Right by Elijah Millgram Pdf

Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.

Author : Esther Engels Kroeker,Willem Lemmens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,8 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 : James Baillie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134678891

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hume on Morality by James Baillie Pdf

David Hume is widely recognised as the greatest philosopher to have written in the English language. His Treatise on Human Nature is one of the most important works of moral philosophy ever written. Hume on Morality introduces and assesses * Hume's life and the background of the Treatise * The ideas and text in the Treatise * Hume's continuing importance to philosophy

Author : Rachel Cohon
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000065101218

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Hume by Rachel Cohon Pdf

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521895767

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Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume Pdf

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals 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. 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."Hume's approach in the second Enquiry is largely an empirical one. Instead of beginning his moral inquiry with questions of how morality ought to operate, he purports to investigate primarily how we actually do make moral judgments. As Hume puts it:As this is a question of fact, not of abstract science, we can only expect success, by following the experimental method, and deducing general maxims from a comparison of particular instances. (EPM, �1, �10)Furthermore, Hume purports to provide a naturalistic account of morality, at least to the extent that it is something that is common among the human species. He writes:The final sentence, it is probable, which pronounces characters and actions amiable or odious, praise-worthy or blameable... depends on some internal sense or feeling, which nature has made universal in the whole species. (EPM, �1, �8)But, whether in the end Hume purports to provide a normative ethical theory, rather than a merely descriptive theory of moral psychology, is a contentious issue among Hume scholars.

Author : Mingjun Lu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004503540

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The Metaphysics of Chinese Moral Principles by Mingjun Lu Pdf

This book seeks to construct and establish the metaphysics of Chinese morals as a formal and independent branch of learning by abstracting and systemizing the universal principles presupposed by the primal virtues and key imperatives in Daoist and Confucian ethics.

Author : Christopher Panza,Adam Potthast
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780470650448

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Ethics For Dummies by Christopher Panza,Adam Potthast Pdf

An easy-to-grasp guide to addressing the principles of ethics and applying them to daily life How do you define "good" versus "evil?" Do you know the difference between moral "truth" and moral relativity? Whether or not you know Aristotle from Hume, Ethics For Dummies will get you comfortable with the centuries-old study of ethical philosophy quickly and effectively! Ethics For Dummies is a practical, friendly guide that takes the headache out of the often-confusing subject of ethics. In plain English, it examines the controversial facets of ethical thought, explores the problem of evil, demystifies the writings and theories of such great thinkers through the ages as Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, and so much more. Provides the tools to tackle and understand today's important questions and ethical dilemmas Shows you how to apply the concepts and theories of ethical philosophy to your everyday life Other title by Panza: Existentialism For Dummies Whether you're currently enrolled in an ethics course or are interested in living a good life but are vexed with ethical complexities, Ethics For Dummies has you covered!

Author : James Fieser
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1843711176

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Early Responses to Hume's Moral, Literary & Political Writings by James Fieser Pdf

In 1741, Hume published his Essays, Moral and Political, making a lasting impact on political, economic and aesthetic theory. This collection gathers together over seventy important early responses to Hume's moral theory and Essays, including articles by Adam Smith, James Beattie, Jeremy Bentham, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Malthus and Thomas Reid.

Author : Yang Xiao,Kim-chong Chong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031276200

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Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Mencius by Yang Xiao,Kim-chong Chong Pdf

This book is about the philosophical, historical, and interpretative aspects of Mencius. It explores his influence, reception, and relevance in China from the third century BCE to the present, as well as offers comparative studies of Mencius and major figures in the history of Chinese and Western philosophy. With 34 accessible articles written by leading philosophers and scholars, the Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Mencius provides both broad pictures and in-depth discussions regarding the work of one of the most important and influential Chinese philosophers. It covers his normative ethics, meta-ethics, political philosophy, epistemology and moral psychology. The last section of the volume, “Mencius and Western Philosophers: Comparative Perspectives,” explicitly puts him in dialogue with major Western philosophers. The Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Mencius serves as an essential volume for college students, graduate students, and scholars who study and teach Mencius as well as Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy in general.​

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015065874623

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Hume's Treatise of Morals by David Hume Pdf