Hume, reason and morality : a legacy of contradiction /
Sophie Botros.
- London ; Routledge, 2006.
- x, 253 p. : 24 cm.
- Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-245) and index.
A contradiction, not an ambiguity -- Validity and the 'moderate' version -- Metaphysics and the 'extreme' version -- Sentimentalists, secondary qualities and sensations -- The inconsolable sceptic -- Morality's dynamism -- Desires, beliefs, and 'direction of fit' -- A riddle and a buried assumption -- The case of Owen Wingrave.