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20Is the General Point of View the Moral Point of View?Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 62 (1): 197-203. 2001.I focus on Garrett’s account of Hume’s theory of moral evaluation, which Garrett calls “a cognitive history.” Before turning to his account, however, I briefly outline my own alternative reading of Hume’s theory of moral evaluation. One way in which my account differs from Garrett’s is that I follow Árdal, among others, in thinking that Hume takes the moral sentiments to be calm forms of love and hatred. Thus Hume says that approval and disapproval are “nothing but a fainter and more imperceptib…Read more
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15Hume on Moral Rationalism, Sentimentalism, and SympathyIn Elizabeth S. Radcliffe (ed.), A Companion to Hume, Blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Philosophical Background Arguments against Moral Rationalism The Moral Sentiments and Sympathy References Further Reading.
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