Hume's Morality
Author | : Rachel Cohon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2008-10-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199268443 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199268444 |
Rating | : 4/5 (444 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hume's Morality written by Rachel Cohon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-10-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Cohon offers an original interpretation of the ethical thinking of the 18th-century philosopher David Hume. She focuses on two claims: that human beings figure out what is good or evil by using our feelings or emotions, and that some of the good traits we recognize are produced by informal social agreement and teaching.