The Origins of Morality in Mencius and Hume. An Essay in Comparative Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.42.2018.20951Keywords:
Hume, Mencius, Comparative Philosophy, Moral psychology, EthicAbstract
In this article we will try to understand the origin of morality and how human beings are moral by nature. We will see that Mencius and Hume coincide in affirming that we have an original feeling of benevolence or humanity that can be developed or corrected thanks to imagination and reasoning.Downloads
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