Short T & F questions based on the book Enquiry in the Principals or morals *Assignment needs to be done within the next couple of hours *

PHI 104 2019 Hume Name____________________ Total absences ___ A. True or False: answer T or F in the left column: 1. Hume’s moral philosophy is a theoretical model agreeing with the theological teachings of his Calvinist youth. 2. He set out to show that human morals are grounded in innate sensibility (moral sentiment) and not in any deduction from a theological or an a priori rational principle. 3. He argued that justice based on an egalitarian principle of “the community of goods” would be the best form of a “commonwealth.” 4. He threw his support to the theory of the “levelers” who advocated an equal distribution of property in society. 5. Hume departed from Locke in arguing that private property cannot be justified by a principle of public utility. 6. Hume held that the more virtuous deserve more of the perquisites of society. 7. He held that the more productive, not the more virtuous, deserve more of the perquisites of society. 8. He held that such concepts as the personal enjoyment of the fruits of personal industry, of the rights of inheritance by one’s children, of commerce and exchange and of other contractual relations (e.g., marriage contracts), are all ultimately returnable to a principle of egotism or self-interest. 9. He held that the long and helpless infancy of kids, which requires the combination of two parents for the subsistence and education of their young, is an example of public utility. 10. He argued that fidelity in the marriage bed is returnable to the same principle. 11. He held that this requirement of fidelity in marriage applies equally, that is, undifferentiatedly, to both men and women. 12. He argued that women past the child-bearing age outgrow, and ought to be exempted from, the infidelity restriction. 13. Hume saw no reason for the public prohibition of incest. 14. He argued that activities of recreational groups (“societies for play”) are exceptions to his principle of social utility. 15. He held that religious “enthusiasm and zealotry” were virtues and sources of moral education. 16. His concept of “quick sensibility” refers to the outbreak of violent passions. 17. He contended that “reason is, and ought to be, the slave of the passions.” 18. He held that “benevolence” and the other “softer” virtues are “at least partially” signs of a moral instinct concerning the good of the human species. 19. He held that public utility is “the sole origin” of our concept of differential property rights. 20. He argued that an egalitarian “commonwealth” is a viable concept. 21. He held that the concepts of personal merit or depravity are social constructions, not based in human nature. 22. He held that gender differences are social constructions, not based in human nature. 23. He argued that humanity’s happiness is a moral principle universally approved by impartial observers. 24. He contended that moral beauty bears a near resemblance to natural beauty. 25. He argued that some actions taken against self-interest—such as parents’ sacrifice for their children—cannot always be explained by self-love. 26. He classified cheerfulness of mind, magnanimity or greatness of mind, courage, restrained pride, tranquility, serenity of soul, poetic talent, and delicacy of taste under a general principle of public utility. 27. He classified politeness, wit and ingenuity, flowing affability, modesty, decency, cleanliness, graceful manners, as qualities agreeable to one’s self. 28. He regarded privacy of conversations and of letters, etc. as an example of justice in a civil society, 29. He classified justice, fidelity, honor, veracity, allegiance, chastity, benevolence, humanity, lenity, generosity, gratitude, moderation, tenderness, friendship as qualities useful to others. 30. In “A Dialogue” the country of Fourli turns out to none other than England itself. 31. “The whimsical nation” turns out to be Athens. 32. Gulki was the Roman patroness of matrons (good wives and mothers).