Langbeschreibung
Covering an important theme in Humean studies, this book focuses on Hume's hugely influential account of the relation between reason and morality, found in book three of his 'Treatise of Human Nature'.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1: Hume's Practicality Argument Introduction 1. A Contradiction, not an Ambiguity 2. Validity and the 'Moderate' Version 3. Metaphysics and the 'Extreme' Version 4. Sentimentalists, Secondary Qualities and Sensations 5. The Inconsolable Sceptic Part 2: The Practicality Argument Today 6. Morality's Dynamism 7. Desires, Beliefs and 'Direction of Fit' 8. A Riddle and a Buried Assumption 9. The Case of Owen Wingrave Final Remarks