Is Hume's Ethics Virtue Ethics? ——Also on the Contemporary Value of Hume's Ethics

doi:10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2018.04.008

Abstract

Abstract: To answer the question whether Hume's ethics is virtue ethics,we need to investigate the definition of virtue ethics,the coincidence between Hume's ethics and these definitions,and the general characteristics of Hume's ethics.Based on virtue ethics,Hume's ethics does not claim that virtuous person is the source of virtue knowledge;based on the relationship between justice and virtue,Hume's ethics is an ethical system in which virtue ethics and rule ethics coexist.It is inappropriate to regard Hume's ethics as virtue ethics or any other single type of normative ethics.The value of Hume's ethics mainly lies in its moral psychology and practice-based naturalism and realistic ethical methods.

Key words: Hume；ethics, virtue ethics, moral psychology, practice

ZHAO Yonggang. Is Hume's Ethics Virtue Ethics? ——Also on the Contemporary Value of Hume's Ethics[J]. Journal of Jishou University（Social Sciences）, DOI: 10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2018.04.008.

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