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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| Book 2: Of the Passions canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book 2: Of the Passions Context triple: [A Treatise of Human Nature, hasPart, Book 2: Of the Passions]
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A.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 2: Of the Passions Target entity description: 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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A.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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B.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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C.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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D.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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E.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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