Hume's Moral Theory

1. Auflage 1980
ISBN: 978-0-415-10436-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 230 g

Reihe: International Library of Philosophy

First Published in 1980. This volume looks at Hume's moral theory as a relatively neglected area of Hume's philosophy and Law. It explores Hume's account of what he called article virtues and his anticipations of utilitarianism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mackie, J. L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction: Outline of Hume’s Theory; Chapter 2 Some Predecessors: Hobbes, Shaftesbury, Clarke, Wollaston, Mandeville, Hutcheson, Butler; Chapter 3 Hume’s Psychology of Action (Treatise II iii 3); Chapter 4 Morality not based on Reason (Treatise III i 1); Chapter 5 Variants of Sentimentalism (Treatise III i 2); Chapter 6 The Artificial Virtues; Chapter 7 The Natural Virtues (Treatise III iii 1–5); Chapter 8 Some Successors: Smith, Price, Reid; Chapter 9 Conclusions;

Über Autor(innen)

J.L. Mackie