Hume's moral philosophy and contemporary psychology

Author(s)

• Reed, Philip A
• Vitz, Rico

Bibliographic Information

Hume's moral philosophy and contemporary psychology

edited by Philip A. Reed and Rico Vitz

（Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy）

Routledge, 2018

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Recent work at the intersection of moral philosophy and the philosophy of psychology has dealt mostly with Aristotelian virtue ethics. The dearth of scholarship that engages with Hume's moral philosophy, however, is both noticeable and peculiar. Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology demonstrates how Hume's moral philosophy comports with recent work from the empirical sciences and moral psychology. It shows how contemporary work in virtue ethics has much stronger similarities to the metaphysically thin conception of human nature that Hume developed, rather than the metaphysically thick conception of human nature that Aristotle espoused. It also reveals how contemporary work in moral motivation and moral epistemology has strong affinities with themes in Hume's sympathetic sentimentalism.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology: An Overview Philip A. Reed 1. Beyond the "Disease of the Learned": Hume on Passional Disorders Margaret Watkins 2. Hume on the Rarity of Virtue Philip A. Reed 3. Spontaneity, Intuition, and Humean Virtue Erin Frykholm 4. Character, Culture, and Humean Virtue Ethics: Insights from Situationism and Confucianism Rico Vitz 5. Empahty, Autism, and Hume Katharina Paxman Renick 6. Cultivating Empathic Concern and Altruistic Motivation: Insights from Hume and Batson Annette Pierdziwol 7. Preserving Practicality: In Defense of Hume's Sympathy-Based Ethics Lorenzo Greco 8. Hume, Bloom, and Moral Inclusion Anne Jacobson 9. Empathy, Interdependency, and Morality: Building from Hume's Account Lorraine Besser 10. The Philosophical Power of Hume's Notion of Love Christine Swanton 11. Hume on the Methods and Limits of the Science of Human Nature Saul Traiger 12. Hume on Moral Motivation Michael Gill 13. Passionate Regulation and the Practicality of Reason Elizabeth Radcliffe 14. Hume on Affective Leadership Eric Schliesser Conclusion: Hume's Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Psychology: Future Directions Rico Vitz

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Details

• NCID: BB26648408
• ISBN:
  • 9781138744752
• LCCN: 2018012542
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 386 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B1498
  • DC23 : 170.92
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hume, David, 1711-1776
  • LCSH : Ethics
  • LCSH : Psychology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA45485904