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Hume on the Nature of Morality: Elements in Ethics

Autor Elizabeth S. Radcliffe
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 feb 2022
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108706568
ISBN-10: 1108706568
Pagini: 75
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 4 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Elements in Ethics

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Overview: Issues and Texts; 2. Metaethics: Hume's Case Against Moral Rationalism; 3. Metaethics: Morality Founded on Sentiment; 4. Virtue: Artificial and Natural; 5. Hume on Is and Ought; 6. Does Hume Have a Normative Ethics?; 7. The Value of Hume's Moral Philosophy.

Descriere

This Element answers critical questions about the sentimentalist moral theory of the major Enlightenment thinker, David Hume.