Reason and sentiment at the origin of moral judgments in David Hume

• Grant number: 15/14361-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2015
• End date: March 01, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - History of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Pedro Paulo Garrido Pimenta
• Grantee: Dario de Queiroz Galvão Neto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 16/20207-7 - Sympathy, passions and politics in David Hume, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

In this research we examine the presence of reason and sentiment at the origin of moral judgments, as this problem is addressed by David Hume. By the comparison of his two major works on morality - Book III of the Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - we intend to verify the consistency of the human thought on this subject. Despite the remarkable soundness of his philosophy, it is possible to identify some alterations between the two objects, both published about a decade apart. Our task therefore will be to examine the origin of the different sorts of virtues and vices discussed in both works, find the changes regarding the presence of reason and sentiment, and reflect upon the meaning of these alterations. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GALVÃO NETO, Dario de Queiroz. Personal identity and sympathy in Humes Treatise. 2018. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.