Reflecting subjects : passion, sympathy, and society in Hume's philosophy / Jacqueline Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Jacqueline Anne, 1957- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Hume, David.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages)

Other Title:

Passion, sympathy, and society in Hume's philosophy

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jacqueline Taylor presents an original reconstruction of Hume's social theory, which examines the passions and imagination in relation to institutions such as government and the economy. She goes on to examine Hume's system of ethics, and argues that the principle of humanity is the central concept of his Enlightenment philosophy.

Contents:

Experimenting with the passions

Toward a Humean social theory : sympathy, belief, and pride

Power and the philosophy of our passions

Moral authority and moral competence

The dangers and dignity of pride

Humanity and the dignity of human nature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 14, 2015).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-179639-5

OCLC:

905691078