Hume's Morality
Hume's Morality

Author: Rachel Cohon

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008-10-02

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0199268444

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Rachel Cohon offers an original interpretation of the ethical thinking of the 18th-century philosopher David Hume. She focuses on two claims: that human beings figure out what is good or evil by using our feelings or emotions, and that some of the good traits we recognize are produced by informal social agreement and teaching.

Hume, Reason and Morality
Hume, Reason and Morality

Author: Sophie Botros

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-18

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1134322178

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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.

Hume’s Philosophy of Religion
Hume’s Philosophy of Religion

Author: J.C.A. Gaskin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1987-12-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1349189367

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Hume's Philosophy of Religion brings together for the first time the whole range of Hume's immensely important critique of religion. The major concern is with a clear discussion and presentation of philosophical issues wherever they occur in Hume's writings, but items in the history of ideas, questions of interpretation and biographical details are introduced when they contribute to an understanding of Hume's position. Already reviewed as a standard work on Hume on religion and as a good general introduction to Hume's thought, this new edition has been extensively revised and extended. '...it is hard to imagine how a study of Hume on religion could have been at once more comprehensive, accurate, readable and scholarly than this...it is strongly to be recommended to all who have occasion to study or to teach Hume in colleges or universities.' W.D.Hudson, Expository Times.

Reflecting Subjects
Reflecting Subjects

Author: Jacqueline Anne Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0198729529

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Offers a reconstruction of Hume's social theory and examines his moral philosophy, account of social power, and system of ethics.

Hume's Moral Theory
Hume's Moral Theory

Author: J.L. Mackie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1134848099

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First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology
Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology

Author: Philip A. Reed

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-06-27

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1351720511

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Recent work at the intersection of moral philosophy and the philosophy of psychology has dealt mostly with Aristotelian virtue ethics. The dearth of scholarship that engages with Hume’s moral philosophy, however, is both noticeable and peculiar. Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology demonstrates how Hume’s moral philosophy comports with recent work from the empirical sciences and moral psychology. It shows how contemporary work in virtue ethics has much stronger similarities to the metaphysically thin conception of human nature that Hume developed, rather than the metaphysically thick conception of human nature that Aristotle espoused. It also reveals how contemporary work in moral motivation and moral epistemology has strong affinities with themes in Hume’s sympathetic sentimentalism.

Hume: Moral Philosophy
Hume: Moral Philosophy

Author: David Hume

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2006-12-26

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1603840125

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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

The Virtue Ethics of Hume and Nietzsche
The Virtue Ethics of Hume and Nietzsche

Author: Christine Swanton

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1118939395

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This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue ethics. A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics perspective Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume’s and Nietzsche’s ethics Skilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical philosophy Lucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to focus on either Hume or Nietzsche Written by one of the most important figures contributing to virtue ethics today