From 'Convention' to 'Ethical Life': Hume's Theory of Justice in Post-Kantian Perspective

Abstract Hume and contemporary Humeans contend that moral sentiments form the sole and sufficient basis of moral judgments. This thesis is criticized by appeal to Hume's theory of justice, which shows that basic principles of justice are required to form and to maintain society, which is indisp...

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Main Author: Westphal, Kenneth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2010, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-132
Further subjects:B PROJECTIVISM
B Justice
B CONVENTIONALISM
B Hume
B Natural Law
B Hegel
B BLACKBURN
B MORALS
B O'NEILL
B Constructivism
B Kant
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