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Morality (Ethics)In Edward Barbarell Don Garrett (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Empiricism (Greenwood Press), . pp. 269-73. 1997.
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The Nature of Morals Founded on the Human FabricIn Esther Engels Kroeker & Willem Lemmens (eds.), Hume's Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: A Critical Guide, Cambridge University Press. pp. 13-32. 2021.In section 1 of An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, Hume claims that those who deny the reality of morals are disingenuous. He also notes that philosophy has had a history of disagreements about whether morals originate in reason or in sentiment. Throughout his book, Hume applies an experimental method to find the “universal principles” from which morality is ultimately derived. Then, in Appendix 1, he then argues for the origin of these principles in sentiment or taste, a product of…Read more
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Areas of Specialization
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
David Hume |
Emotion and Reason |
Moral Psychology |
Motivation |