Hume Reason And Morality
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Hume Reason And Morality
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Author : Sophie Botros
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-04-18
Hume Reason And Morality written by Sophie Botros and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-18 with Philosophy categories.
Covering an important theme in Humean studies, this book focuses on Hume's hugely influential attempt in book three of his Treatise of Human Nature to derive the conclusion that morality is a matter of feeling, not reason, from its link with action. Claiming that Hume's argument contains a fundamental contradiction that has gone unnoticed in modern debate, this fascinating volume contains a refreshing combination of historical-scholarly work and contemporary analysis that seeks to expose this contradiction and therefore provide a significant contribution to current scholarship in the area. Sophie Botros begins by pointing out that a contradiction concerning whether reason can influence action, or is wholly powerless, occurs in the intermediary premiss. She then moves on to draw out the consequences for recent meta-ethics of the failure to acknowledge this contradiction. Finally, highlighting the root of the argument's power in an article of naturalistic dogma, she suggests how it may be possible to restore to our moral concepts their traditional and integral link with both truth and motivation. A significant and thought-provoking addition to this popular field of study, Hume, Reason and Morality is undoubtedly an important resource for moral philosophers interested in meta-ethics and practical reason, as well as Humean scholars.
The Moral Philosophy Of David Hume
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Author : R.David Broiles
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Moral Philosophy Of David Hume written by R.David Broiles and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
This work is primarily concerned with Hume's arguments concerning the respective roles of reason and passion in moral decisions. Thus, the major part of the work deals with section I of Part I of Book III of the Treatise, where Hume argues that moral distinctions are not derived from reason. But in discussing this section, I have had to take into account most ofthe other sections of Book III, and some important ones from Book II of the Treatise and the Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. Omissions, however, are noticeable. While I have gone into great detail on Parts I and II ofthe Treatise of Morals, I have omitted any discussion of Part III. I have not discussed everything Hume has to say on ethics, or even everything in Book III of the Treatise. I have placed certain limits on myself in writing this work. I attempt to point out only what is central to Hume's ethics, and this I believe to be the first section of Book III, and to show how certain assumptions and conclusions of this section underlie the rest of Hume's considerations on ethics. Thus, I have tried to show that Hume's discussion of the artificial virtues necessarily follows from the assump tions and conclusions of section I. But I leave it to the reader, in his further study of Hume, to apply my points to other sections of Hume that I have not discussed.
Hume Moral Philosophy
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2006-12-26
Hume Moral Philosophy written by David Hume and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-26 with Philosophy categories.
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
Hume S An Enquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals
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Author : Esther Engels Kroeker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-07
Hume S An Enquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals written by Esther Engels Kroeker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-07 with Philosophy categories.
Examines each section of Hume's second Enquiry in detail and considers its place within Hume's philosophy as a whole.
Hume Passion And Action
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Author : Elizabeth Schmidt Radcliffe
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Hume Passion And Action written by Elizabeth Schmidt Radcliffe and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Philosophy categories.
Elizabeth S. Radcliffe presents an original interpretation of David Hume's famous theory of action and motivation, according to which passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action. She argues that according to Hume beliefs cannot move us to action without feeling, and she explores the implications for Hume's theory of morality.
An Enquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-15
An Enquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals written by David Hume and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with Fiction categories.
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.
Hume S Morality
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Author : Rachel Cohon
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-10-02
Hume S Morality written by Rachel Cohon and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-02 with Philosophy categories.
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.
A Treatise Of Human Nature
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: The Floating Press
Release Date : 2009-05-01
A Treatise Of Human Nature written by David Hume and has been published by The Floating Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with Philosophy categories.
A Treatise of Human Nature, first published between 1739 and 1740, is a philosophical text by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. The work contains three books: "Of the Understanding", "Of the Passions" and "Of Morals". Written by Hume when he was 26, it is considered by many to be Hume's best work and one of the most important books in philosophy's history.
David Hume His Theory Of Knowledge And Morality
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Author : D.G.C. MacNabb
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-24
David Hume His Theory Of Knowledge And Morality written by D.G.C. MacNabb and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-24 with Philosophy categories.
This book, first published in 1951, is an examination of Hume’s ‘Treatise of Human Nature’, ‘An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals’, and ‘An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’. It lucidly clarifies and makes alive the new discoveries of Hume’s works in a study that makes plain the importance of this philosopher to the world today.
Hume On The Nature Of Morality
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Author : Elizabeth S. Radcliffe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-02-10
Hume On The Nature Of Morality written by Elizabeth S. Radcliffe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-10 with Philosophy categories.
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.