Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Hume, reason:

should serve our passions.

should operate completely independently of our passions.

should be used to direct our passions.

should be used to extinguish our passions.

Hume divides our perceptions into two categories:

sensations and emotions.

impressions and ideas.

static and dynamic.

simple and complex.

In the Inquiry, Hume claims that our final verdicts on moral matters are derived from:

reason.

a moral sense that is unique to each person.

a moral sense that is universal in our species.

emotion.

According to Hume, justice:

has no value.

has value in part because it is useful to society.

has value solely because it is useful to society.

has value solely because it is useful to the agent.

Hume claims that a person who is unaffected by images of human happiness or misery will also be indifferent to:

art and beauty.

virtue and vice.

his own well-being.

all of the above.

Hume defines virtue as:

a tendency to maximize happiness.

a tendency to pursue justice.

whatever mental action or quality gives a spectator a sentiment of approbation.

whatever mental action or quality brings about the best consequences for all.

According to Hume, morality is ultimately based on:

reason.

God's commands.

social agreements.

sympathy.

Hume describes artificial virtues as:

virtues needed for successful cooperation.

the most important virtues.

the least important virtues.

not actually virtues.

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