The meaning of passions and emotions: Hume

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https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v10i1.64248

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Modern History, Feelings, Perceptions, Empiricism

Abstract

This article presents a critical bibliographic review of the central characteristics of Hume's Theory of Passions and Emotions, which conceived the philosophy of human nature as an analytical and experimental science. This view is contrary to the ancient and medieval ideas that passions were movements of the lower parts of the soul. For Hume, passions in general are among the perceptions of the mind, although they also serve as motivations to act and even to reason.  The apparent dichotomy that existed between passions and reason was abandoned and reason was treated as a calm passion. Hence, Hume dethroned reason from its sovereign position in knowledge. For him, passions are neither subordinate nor independent of reason; it is the reason that is subordinate to passions.

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Frederico Ramalho Romero, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Doutorado em Filosofia (2018-2023) na Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE) - Campus Toledo. Graduação em Medicina (1993-2000) na Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) e em Direito (2016-2020) no Centro Universitário da Faculdade Assis Gurgacz (FAG); Residência Médica em Cirurgia Geral (2001-2003) e Urologia (2003-2005) na Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP); Research Fellowship em Endourologia e Laparoscopia (2005-2006) na Johns Hopkins University (JHU); Mestrado (2007-2008), Doutorado (2009-2012) e pós-Doutorado (2014-2015) em Medicina (Clínica Cirúrgica) na UFPR.

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2023-06-26

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Romero, F. R. (2023). The meaning of passions and emotions: Hume. Aufklärung, 10(1), p.89–108. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v10i1.64248

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): January-April

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