Book 2: Of the Passions
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Book 2: Of the Passions is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he systematically analyzes human emotions and their role in motivating action and shaping moral judgment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of philosophical treatise
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philosophical book section ⓘ |
| analyzes |
direct passions
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hatred ⓘ humility ⓘ indirect passions ⓘ liberty and necessity ⓘ love ⓘ pride ⓘ reason and passion ⓘ will ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | the view that reason alone motivates action ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Humean theory of motivation ⓘ |
| author | David Hume ⓘ |
| centralClaim | reason is the slave of the passions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| examinesRelationBetween |
emotion and moral judgment
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passion and action ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book 3: Of Morals ⓘ |
| follows | Book 1: Of the Understanding ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part 1: Of pride and humility
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Part 2: Of love and hatred ⓘ Part 3: Of the will and direct passions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later moral sentimentalist theories
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modern moral psychology ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
human emotions
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moral judgment ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ motivation ⓘ passions ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | A Treatise of Human Nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | sentimentalism about morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
British empiricism
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empiricism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second book of A Treatise of Human Nature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1739 ⓘ |
| subgenre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| workIn | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| workOfPhilosopher | David Hume ⓘ |
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