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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| Book 3: Of Morals canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Book 3: Of Morals Context triple: [A Treatise of Human Nature, hasPart, Book 3: Of Morals]
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The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
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The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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E.
Book 2: Of the Passions
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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Target entity: Book 3: Of Morals Target entity description: 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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A.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
-
B.
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
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C.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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D.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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E.
Book 2: Of the Passions
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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