Hume's An enquiry concerning the principles of morals : a critical guide / edited by Esther Engels Kroeker, Willem Lemmens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kroeker, Esther Engels, editor.

Lemmens, Willem, 1963- editor.

Series:

Cambridge critical guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776. Enquiry concerning the principles of morals.

Hume, David.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

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Summary:

Hume considered his Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals to be one of his best works. In it he offers his most elegant and approachable account of the origins and scope of morality. With the hope of reaching a broad audience, he argues that morality is neither rigid nor austere, but is rather a product of sentiments that all human beings share, and which they are naturally inclined to recognize and act upon. In this Critical Guide, a team of distinguished scholars discuss each section of the Enquiry, its place in Hume's philosophy as a whole, and its historical context; their topics include the nature of morals, talents and moral virtues, benevolence, sympathy, and the sources of moral disagreement. The volume will be valuable for scholars and advanced students working on Hume.

Contents:

The nature of morals founded on the human fabric / Elizabeth S. Radcliffe

The pride of Pericles : Hume on benevolence, self-love and the enjoyment of our humanity / Willem Lemmens

Justice and politics in the Enquiry concerning the principles of morals / Ryan Patrick Hanley

History, context, and the conventions of political society / Marc Hanvelt

"Why utility pleases" : a surprising source of discord / Emily Kelahan

Hume on talents and moral virtues / James Fieser

Virtues suspect and sublime / Margaret Watkins

Sympathy and the sources of moral sentiment / Jacqueline Taylor

Virtue and moral psychology in Hume's Enquiry concerning the principles of morals / Lorraine L. Besser

Hume, Cicero, and the ancients / Aaron Garrett

Hume on religion in the Enquiry concerning the principles of morals / Lorne Falkensteinches.

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ISBN:

9781108525497

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