Thomas Reid on the Moral Sense

The Monist 70 (4):453-464 (1987)
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In this paper, I state Thomas Reid’s views about the moral sense and his criticism of the moral-sense theories of Francis Hutcheson and David Hume. I argue that Reid’s views about the moral sense has a distinct advantage over Hutcheson’s while they offer a viable alternative to Hume’s.

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10.5840/monist198770429

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