T 3.1.1.4
SBN 456-7 · cited directly by 0 papers, reached by 1 more through page or section ranges
Those who affirm that virtue is nothing but a conformity to reason; that there are eternal fitnesses and unfitnesses of things, which are the same to every rational being that considers them; that the immutable measures of right and wrong impose an obligation, not only on human creatures, but also on the Deity himself: All these systems concur in the opinion, that morality, like truth, is discern'd merely by |ideas, and by their juxta-position and comparison. In order, therefore, to judge of these systems, we need only consider, whether it be possible, from reason alone, to distinguish betwixt moral good and evil, or whether there must concur some other principles to enable us to make that distinction.
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| Ainslie 1999 | (T 457) T 3.1.1 (5 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …s direct. At any rate, Hume thinks that the moral sentiments are able to influence action (T 457), and thus they must… |
| III.i.1 T 3.1.1 (30 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …uments about moral judgement in the Section "Moral distinctions not deriv'd from reason" (III.i.1) take on a new ligh… |