| FB-52794-06 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Jacqueline Anne Taylor | Passion, Sympathy, and Society in Hume's Philosophy | 9/1/2006 - 5/31/2007 | $40,000.00 | Jacqueline | Anne | Taylor | | | | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | 94117-1050 | USA | 2005 | History of Philosophy | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
My book project provides a sustained treatment of Hume’s theory of the passions. I examine his theory both in its own right as a significant innovation in the modern period, and as a valuable social theory with resources to help us think productively about issues of practical identity as these arise in contemporary ethical theory. Hume’s theory of the passions provides: a core account of the passions as socially constituted; a richly detailed social theory focusing on connections between the passions, social power and identity; and attention to how we can cultivate reflective habits of valuing and desiring. I reconstruct a Humean account of our sense of humanity, and examine its importance for bridging socially constructed divisions. |