moral sense school

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early modern philosophical movement ethical theory metaethical theory moral philosophy position

The moral sense school is an early modern ethical theory, associated with thinkers like Francis Hutcheson and David Hume, which holds that humans possess an innate moral faculty or sentiment that enables them to perceive right and wrong.

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instanceOf	early modern philosophical movement ⓘ ethical theory ⓘ metaethical theory ⓘ moral philosophy position ⓘ
addressesQuestion	the nature of moral motivation ⓘ the origin of moral distinctions ⓘ the relation between reason and emotion in ethics ⓘ
associatedWithPhilosopher	Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Hutcheson NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ
claimsAboutHumanNature	humans are not purely self-interested in moral judgment ⓘ humans have a natural disposition to approve benevolence ⓘ
debatesWith	Kantian rationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ
denies	that morality is derived solely from rational deduction ⓘ
developedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
developedInPeriod	early modern period ⓘ
emphasizes	emotions in ethics ⓘ moral sentiments ⓘ the role of sympathy in moral judgment ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	moral sense theory ⓘ moral sentimentalism ⓘ
historicalContext	British Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ
holdsThat	moral approval is a kind of pleasurable sentiment ⓘ moral disapproval is a kind of painful sentiment ⓘ moral distinctions are perceived rather than inferred ⓘ moral sense is analogous to aesthetic taste ⓘ
influenced	later sentimentalist ethics ⓘ some forms of contemporary moral psychology ⓘ
influencedPhilosopher	Adam Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedWork	The Theory of Moral Sentiments NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainClaim	humans can perceive right and wrong through a special moral sense ⓘ humans possess an innate moral faculty or sentiment ⓘ moral judgments are grounded in feeling rather than pure reason ⓘ
methodologicalApproach	empiricist ⓘ
opposedTo	Hobbesian egoism ⓘ psychological egoism ⓘ rationalist ethics of Ralph Cudworth ⓘ rationalist ethics of Samuel Clarke ⓘ
relatedConcept	approval and disapproval ⓘ benevolence ⓘ moral sense ⓘ moral sentiment ⓘ sympathy ⓘ

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A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy → philosophicalSchool → moral sense school ⓘ