Justice and Convention in Hume's Philosophy
Document type :
Partie d'ouvrage
Title :
Justice and Convention in Hume's Philosophy
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Scientific editor(s) :
Angela M. Coventry, Alexander Sager
Book title :
The Humean Mind
Publisher :
Routledge
Publication date :
2018
English keyword(s) :
rules
Hume
justice
convention
moral approbation
property
Hume
justice
convention
moral approbation
property
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Philosophie
English abstract : [en]
Hume’s conception of justice is examined through its specific interrogations (is justice an artificial or a natural virtue ?, what is the origin of its institution ?, why is justice morally approved ?) but the article also ...
Show more >Hume’s conception of justice is examined through its specific interrogations (is justice an artificial or a natural virtue ?, what is the origin of its institution ?, why is justice morally approved ?) but the article also aims at providing Hume’s answers to more general questions : is there any independent standard of justice ?, is it rational to be just ? Besides Hume’s famous and questionable identification of justice and propriety, his theory of justice offers a coherent analysis of justice as a convention of coordination, as an institution and as a virtue.Show less >
Show more >Hume’s conception of justice is examined through its specific interrogations (is justice an artificial or a natural virtue ?, what is the origin of its institution ?, why is justice morally approved ?) but the article also aims at providing Hume’s answers to more general questions : is there any independent standard of justice ?, is it rational to be just ? Besides Hume’s famous and questionable identification of justice and propriety, his theory of justice offers a coherent analysis of justice as a convention of coordination, as an institution and as a virtue.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
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