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the Scottish philosopher and writer David Hume (1711-1776).
Hume’s thinking on morality is the concept of sympathy, which he
views as the basis of interaction between people and the
wellspring of human happiness. He then defines morality as the
qualities that are approved in whomever they happen to appear and
by virtually everybody else. As a result, he sets himself up in
this “Enquiry,” to discover the broadest possible grounds for
those approvals. He finds those grounds of approval in
“feelings” rather than “knowing.” He determines that moral
decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather
than understanding. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to appear and by virtually everybody else. As a result, he sets himself up in this "Enquiry," to discover the broadest possible grounds for those approvals. He finds
those grounds of approval in "feelings" rather than "knowing." He determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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information on using this paper properly! Introduction Any study of the work of Scottish philosopher and writer David Hume (1711-1776) must begin with the understanding that the foundation
of his thinking on morality is the concept of sympathy, which he views as the basis of interaction between people and the wellspring of human happiness. He then defines
morality as the qualities that are approved in whomever they happen to appear and by virtually everybody else. As a result, he sets himself up in this "Enquiry," to
discover the broadest possible grounds for those approvals. He finds those grounds of approval in "feelings" rather than "knowing." He determines that moral decisions are established as a
result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section of his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Hume stated that: "Propositions ... are discoverable by the mere operation of
thought, without dependence on what is anywhere existent in the universe." That statement alone reveals a vast measure of the truth as experienced by Hume. Thinking illustrates that the
object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. It need not be questioned since it
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