An Enquiry Concerning The Principles Of Morals by David Hume
The work argues that moral judgments arise from human sentiments rather than from reason, grounding approbation and blame in sympathy or fellow-feeling; virtues are those qualities that produce pleasure, utility, or agreeableness to others, and practices like justice emerge as socially useful conventions shaped by experience and custom. It treats morality as an empirical psychology of feeling—showing how benevolence, prudence, and public utility command approval—and explains moral distinctions by the operations of sentiment, sympathy, and the benefits they confer on social life.
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- Published
- 1751
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 110
- Original Language
- English
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