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Hume, Motivation and Morality

Hume, Motivation and Morality Hume remarks, the Abstract, that his account the passions Book II the Treatise has 'laid the foundation' (A 7 Ì1 for his theory morals. Pall Ar dal has shown how Hume's theory certa direct passions (pride, humility, love, hatred) underps his theory the evaluation character. I propose explore the lks between Hume's account motivation d his treatment agent 'ß moral assessment prospective action. Where Ardal stresses the moral spectar, my focus is on the agent. Hume himself attends primarily the moral spectar, but the agent's perspective is central two his chief arguments concerng morals, that for the thesis that moral distctions d that for the are derived from a moral sense, artificiality justice. I shall take it that the argument Treatise II, iii, 3 (" the fluencg motives the will") provides the framework for alysis: actg for moral reasons is like actg for y other reason; citg his moral prciples expla a m's actions is like citg his desire preserve his health as explation his takg exercise; deliberatg about moral matters is like ponderg the purchase a pair shoes. course there are differences; ties. I shall look them shortly. It is essential, however, beg with the similari a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hume Studies Hume Society

Hume, Motivation and Morality

Bricke, John
Hume Studies , Volume 14 (1) – Jan 26, 1988
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Hume remarks, the Abstract, that his account the passions Book II the Treatise has 'laid the foundation' (A 7 Ì1 for his theory morals. Pall Ar dal has shown how Hume's theory certa direct passions (pride, humility, love, hatred) underps his theory the evaluation character. I propose explore the lks between Hume's account motivation d his treatment agent 'ß moral assessment prospective action. Where Ardal stresses the moral spectar, my focus is on the agent. Hume himself attends primarily the moral spectar, but the agent's perspective is central two his chief arguments concerng morals, that for the thesis that moral distctions d that for the are derived from a moral sense, artificiality justice. I shall take it that the argument Treatise II, iii, 3 (" the fluencg motives the will") provides the framework for alysis: actg for moral reasons is like actg for y other reason; citg his moral prciples expla a m's actions is like citg his desire preserve his health as explation his takg exercise; deliberatg about moral matters is like ponderg the purchase a pair shoes. course there are differences; ties. I shall look them shortly. It is essential, however, beg with the similari a

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