The Theory of Moral Sentiments · Character
Mr. Hobbes
Philosopher who derived moral approbation from self-love.
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First appearance: Of Those Systems Which Deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-Love
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Mentioned in the context of self-love theories that Smith critiques, arguing that sympathy is not reducible to self-interest.
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In The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Mentioned in the context of self-love theories that Smith critiques, arguing that sympathy is not reducible to self-interest. Later, in Part I: Of the Propriety of Action: Mentioned…
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- The Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Part I: Of the Propriety of Action
- Section I: Of the Sense of Propriety
- Of Those Systems Which Deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-Love
- Of Those Systems Which Make Reason the Principle of Approbation
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