Hume on Morality

Zusatztext '... A superb example of sober thinking and meticulous attention to detail... generate interest that it deserves.' - Journal of Consciousness Studies Informationen zum Autor James Baillie is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Portland. He is the author of Problems in Personal Identity (1993) and editor of Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (1997), University College London Klappentext David Hume is widely recognised as the greatest philosopher to have written in the English language. His Treatise on Human Nature is one of the most important works of moral philosophy ever written. Hume on Morality introduces and assesses* Hume's life and the background of the Treatise* The ideas and text in the Treatise* Hume's continuing importance to philosophy Zusammenfassung Hume on Morality introduces and assesses*Hume's life and the background of the Treatise on Human Nature*The ideas and text in the Treatise*Hume's continuing importance to philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Background on the understanding; Chapter 3 The passions; Chapter 4 Motivation and will; Chapter 5 Against moral rationalism; Chapter 6 The virtues; Chapter 7 The moral stance;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James Bailie, James Baillie, Baillie James
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 20.04.2000
• EAN: 9780415180498
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18049-8
• Abmessung: 125 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
• Themen: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Antike bis Gegenwart; Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy