Book 3: Of Morals
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Book 3: Of Morals is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he develops his influential account of ethics, including the role of sentiment in moral judgment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of philosophical treatise
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philosophical book section ⓘ |
| author | David Hume ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
foundational text of sentimentalist moral theory
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major work in the history of ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| developsConcept |
artificial virtues
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justice as an artificial virtue ⓘ moral approval and disapproval ⓘ moral sentiment ⓘ natural virtues ⓘ obligation ⓘ sympathy ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Section on justice and property
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Section on the artificial virtues ⓘ Section on the natural virtues ⓘ Section on the origin of moral distinctions ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century moral philosophy
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contemporary metaethics ⓘ later sentimentalist ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Book 2: Of the Passions
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early modern empiricism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
artificial virtues
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justice ⓘ moral judgment ⓘ moral sentiment ⓘ morality ⓘ natural virtues ⓘ virtue and vice ⓘ |
| partOf | A Treatise of Human Nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalClaim |
justice arises from conventions that serve the public interest
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moral evaluations express feelings of approval or disapproval ⓘ moral motivation depends on passion rather than reason ⓘ virtue is whatever is useful or agreeable to oneself or others ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
empiricism
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sentimentalism ⓘ |
| positionOnMorality | moral distinctions are derived from sentiment ⓘ |
| positionOnReason |
reason alone cannot motivate moral action
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reason is the slave of the passions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ⓘ |
| workIn | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
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