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Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology ed. by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz (review)

Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology ed. by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz... Hume Studies Volume 43, Number 1, 2017, pp. 143–145 Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz, eds . Hume’ s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychol- ogy . Routledge, 2018. Pp. 386. Hardback ISBN 978-1-138-74475-2, $ 140. Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology, edited by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz, is a collection of 14 essays intended to explore fruitful connections between David Hume’s theory of the passions and ethics and contemporary ex- perimental and cognitive psychology. Although recent moral philosophers have become interested in psychological discoveries in order to refine their normative approach to morality by means of a better empirical understanding of the workings of the mind, this trend has been typically developed by Aristotelian scholarship. Hence, the purpose of this volume is to “fill a gap in the literature” by (i) intro- ducing Hume as a powerful interlocutor in the field of moral psychology, and (ii) showing how Hume’s science of man remains valid for contemporary debates on topics such as emotions, virtues, sympathy, empathy, and motivation. The essays focus on a wide range of topics within Hume’s moral psychology, but they can be grouped into four central categories as follows: (i) the challenges of the so-called http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hume Studies Hume Society

Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology ed. by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz (review)

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Hume Studies , Volume 43 (1) – Aug 12, 2020
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Hume Studies Volume 43, Number 1, 2017, pp. 143–145 Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz, eds . Hume’ s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychol- ogy . Routledge, 2018. Pp. 386. Hardback ISBN 978-1-138-74475-2, $ 140. Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology, edited by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz, is a collection of 14 essays intended to explore fruitful connections between David Hume’s theory of the passions and ethics and contemporary ex- perimental and cognitive psychology. Although recent moral philosophers have become interested in psychological discoveries in order to refine their normative approach to morality by means of a better empirical understanding of the workings of the mind, this trend has been typically developed by Aristotelian scholarship. Hence, the purpose of this volume is to “fill a gap in the literature” by (i) intro- ducing Hume as a powerful interlocutor in the field of moral psychology, and (ii) showing how Hume’s science of man remains valid for contemporary debates on topics such as emotions, virtues, sympathy, empathy, and motivation. The essays focus on a wide range of topics within Hume’s moral psychology, but they can be grouped into four central categories as follows: (i) the challenges of the so-called

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