Hume, passion, and action /
Elizabeth S. Radcliffe presents an original interpretation of David Hume's famous theory of action and motivation, according to which passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action. She argues that according to Hume beliefs cannot move us to action without feeling, and she ex...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Elizabeth S. Radcliffe presents an original interpretation of David Hume's famous theory of action and motivation, according to which passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action. She argues that according to Hume beliefs cannot move us to action without feeling, and she explores the implications for Hume's theory of morality. |
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| Item Description: | 6.3 How Others' Passions Affect Us: Sympathy and Comparison |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192557674 019255767X 9780191862908 0191862908 0192557688 9780192557681 |