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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      January 2021
      January 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108525497
      9781108422871
      9781108437080
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108525497
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 288 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.42kg, 288 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Critical Guides
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Critical Guides
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    Hume considered his Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals to be one of his best works. In it he offers his most elegant and approachable account of the origins and scope of morality. With the hope of reaching a broad audience, he argues that morality is neither rigid nor austere, but is rather a product of sentiments that all human beings share, and which they are naturally inclined to recognize and act upon. In this Critical Guide, a team of distinguished scholars discuss each section of the Enquiry, its place in Hume's philosophy as a whole, and its historical context; their topics include the nature of morals, talents and moral virtues, benevolence, sympathy, and the sources of moral disagreement. The volume will be valuable for scholars and advanced students working on Hume.

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