Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: A Critical Guide
Esther Engels Kroeker · Willem Lemmens
Jan 2021 · Cambridge University Press
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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.
About the author
Esther Engels Kroeker is a research fellow in philosophy at the University of Antwerp. She is co-editor of Love, Reason and Morality (with Katrien Schaubroeck, 2017) and has published numerous articles on the moral philosophy and philosophy of religion of David Hume and Thomas Reid.
Willem Lemmens is Professor of early Modern Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Antwerp. He is co-editor of a translation into Dutch of Hume's Natural History of Religion (with Walter van Herck, 1999/2011) and has written many articles on the moral philosophy and philosophy of religion of David Hume.
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