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Hume on Feelings in Moral Decision-Making by mayrose layaoen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Feelings play an important but complex role in moral decision making according to philosophers. While reason is needed, Hume argued that feelings are the ultimate motivators of actions. Scheler saw feelings as objective responses following natural laws. Feelings can help signal when a decision needs adjusting but they are also partial and capricious, focusing only on personal interests. Negative feelings in particular can help learning by triggering reflection on mistakes. Overall, philosophers see both ben
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