O papel das paixões na determinação do comportamento moral segundo David Hume

Abstract

One might state that philosophy has long devoted some kind of worship to reason. Reason has always been center of everything, the culmination of mankind, despite the feeling of being one always perceived as some kind of "sickness" from the soul. And precisely leaning on the opposite that Hume's thoughts brings us to another facet of the thought itself, in which he attempts to disseminate the ghost roaming in circles around the precise questions about passions, demonstrating that reason is not in any of its aspect, the actual maker of moral actions, dissipating any attempt Reason sought to solemnly reign. But moral philosophy has done its progression, and Hume's ways of thinking has played a major influence on contemporary philosophy, contributing not only and above all, to the existence of the empiricist philosophy, examining the very distinction between idea and impressions, as well as our own contact with the real world, allowing us to give rise to our sensitive experiences. It is worth to emphasize that Scottish empiricist paves us the way for moral conduct, But does so not excluding reason in any given moment, according to Hume, this is something secondary to the actions; And for this exactly reason, reason can only be the servant of the very own affections. According to him, morality can not be the result of implications and vague conclusions of the understanding, since it has no influence whatsoever on affections and nor it does or show any capability to motivate the actions of others.