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Sympathy: Sympathy refers to the capacity to understand and share the feelings or perspectives of others. It involves emotional resonance and is a foundational concept in moral philosophy and ethics. One of the most influential philosophers to write about sympathy was David Hume, who argued that sympathy is the basis of all moral judgments. See also Understanding, Intersubjectivity, Emotions, Communiction, Judgments, Ethics, Morals, Perspective, D. Hume.
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David Hume on Sympathy - Dictionary of Arguments

Rawls I 186
Sympathy/observation/order/society/Hume/Rawls: in Hume, an impartial observer can enjoy observing a social system, depending on how much pleasure he/she finds in those who are subject to the system1.
Rawls: if we regard this pleasure as fulfilment, the classical benefit principle is applied.
According to Hume, however, sympathy is not a strong feeling.
>Ideal observer.


1. D. H.: A Treatise of Human Nature, bk. II, pt. I, sec. XI, and bk. III, pt, I, sec. OI, and sec VI.


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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
D. Hume
I Gilles Delueze David Hume, Frankfurt 1997 (Frankreich 1953,1988)
II Norbert Hoerster Hume: Existenz und Eigenschaften Gottes aus Speck(Hg) Grundprobleme der großen Philosophen der Neuzeit I Göttingen, 1997
Rawl I
J. Rawls
A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005


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