PHL244H1 Lecture Notes - Pythagorean Theorem, Moral Psychology
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Lecture 4: jan 30: hume"s arguments for reason"s enslavement to passion, haidt"s humean view of moral psychology. Hume is an 18th century scottish philosopher (early-modern). Hume thinks that reason has a limited role to play in our theoretical knowledge of the world. He thinks that reason has a limited role in guiding our ac- tions because it can"t provide any motivation for actions. According to hume, what drives our actions are passions (emotions like anger, fear, joy, grief, hope). Hume thinks its passions that really drive our practical judgements and ac- tions. Reason can"t be a source of practical goals and motivation. 3*5 is half of 30. or no women are bachelors). Empirical reasoning: we can observe regular conjunctions between events and draw in- ferences about how they are causally connected (e. g. every time i strike a match against a surface - a fire is created. Demonstrative knowledge doesn"t give you a reason for actionno practical advice or motivation.
