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Hume thinks that reason can't be the basis of morality. He says this because
{ 1 } - truths have to be either relations of ideas of matters of fact -- whereas moral judgments are neither.
{ 2 } - reason is inert and can't move us to action, whereas morality is active and moves us to action.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
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Hume thinks that reason can't be the basis of morality. He says this because
{ 1 } - truths have to be either relations of ideas of matters of fact -- whereas moral judgments are neither.
{ 2 } - reason is inert and can't move us to action, whereas morality is active and moves us to action.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
This argument uses Hume's Fork. From this he concludes that moral judgments aren't truths. Since only truths are from reason, moral judgments aren't from reason.
But he also gives the other argument.
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Hume thinks that reason can't be the basis of morality. He says this because
{ 1 } - truths have to be either relations of ideas of matters of fact -- whereas moral judgments are neither.
{ 2 } - reason is inert and can't move us to action, whereas morality is active and moves us to action.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
This is Hume's "practicality argument."
But he also gives the other argument.
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Hume thinks that reason can't be the basis of morality. He says this because
{ 1 } - truths have to be either relations of ideas of matters of fact -- whereas moral judgments are neither.
{ 2 } - reason is inert and can't move us to action, whereas morality is active and moves us to action.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
Hume gives both arguments.
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Hume thinks that reason can't be the basis of morality. He says this because
{ 1 } - truths have to be either relations of ideas of matters of fact -- whereas moral judgments are neither.
{ 2 } - reason is inert and can't move us to action, whereas morality is active and moves us to action.
{ 3 } - both of the above.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
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