A treatise of human nature

The Passions”), his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Nature, “Of Morals” (which builds on Book 2, “Of Hume’s main ethical writings are Book 3 of his Treatise of Human He articulates and defends them within the broaderĬontext of his metaethics and his ethic of virtue and There is heated debate about what Hume intends by each of these Others, including justice, are artificial (see (4) While some virtues and vices are natural (see Who contemplate a character trait or action (see (3) Moral distinctions are derived from the moral sentiments: feelings ofĪpproval (esteem, praise) and disapproval (blame) felt by spectators (2) Moral distinctions are not derived from reason (see Is best known for asserting four theses: (1) Reason aloneĬannot be a motive to the will, but rather is the Hume’s position in ethics, which is based on his