Love and Benevolence in Hutcheson's and Hume's Theories of the Passions

Asks why Francis Hutcheson implies that love necessarily includes a desire for the happiness of the agent esteemed, while David Hume regards love as a passion that itself does not motivate but is contingently or psychologically connected to one which does, benevolence. Uses moral love as a case stud...

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Published inBritish journal for the history of philosophy Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 631 - 653
Main Author Radcliffe, Elizabeth S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2004
Taylor & Francis
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18th century
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
Philosophy
Century 18
Philosophy history
Passion
Benevolence
Hume (D.)
Love
Hutcheson (F.)
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Summary:Asks why Francis Hutcheson implies that love necessarily includes a desire for the happiness of the agent esteemed, while David Hume regards love as a passion that itself does not motivate but is contingently or psychologically connected to one which does, benevolence. Uses moral love as a case study to bring to light some significant differences between Hutcheson's and Hume's respective notions of necessity as applied to their individual theories of the passions. (Quotes from original text)
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ISSN:0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI:10.1080/0960878042000279305