Secret Sentiments: Hume on Pride, Decency, and Virtue

IF 0.3 4区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY Hume Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-08 DOI:10.1353/hms.2022.0007
Enrico Galvagni
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Abstract:In this paper, I reconstruct Hume's account of decency, the virtue associated with a limited display of pride, and show how it presents a significant challenge to standard virtue ethical interpretations of Hume. In section I, I explore his ambivalent conception of pride as both virtuous (because useful and agreeable to oneself) and vicious (when excessive and disagreeable to others). In section II, I show how the virtue of decency provides a practical solution to these two clashing aspects of pride. In doing so, I demonstrate that decency is a merely behavioural virtue that requires no virtuous motive and consists of nothing more than "a fair outside." I argue that this account of decency represents a serious and underexplored challenge to standard interpretations of Hume as a virtue ethicist committed to the idea that actions derive their moral value from underlying motives. In section III, I reply to some objections.
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《隐秘的情感:休谟论骄傲、正派与美德》
摘要:本文重构了休谟关于体面的描述,这是一种与有限的骄傲表现相关的美德,并展示了它如何对休谟的标准美德伦理解释提出了重大挑战。在第一部分中,我探讨了他的矛盾概念,即骄傲既是美德的(因为对自己有用和愉快),也是邪恶的(当过度和不愉快时)。在第二节中,我展示了体面的美德如何为骄傲的这两个冲突方面提供了一个实用的解决方案。在这样做的过程中,我证明了体面仅仅是一种行为美德,不需要高尚的动机,只包括“公平的外部”。我认为,这种关于体面的描述,对休谟作为一个美德伦理学家的标准解释提出了一个严肃的、未被充分探讨的挑战,休谟致力于从潜在动机中获得行为的道德价值。在第三节中,我对一些反对意见作出答复。
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