DAVID HUME'S CONCEPT OF MORALITY: AN EVALUATION
It has been the concern of philosophers from the Pre-Socratics until now to propose universal and irrefutable moral principles in tandem with the ontological basis of human nature for human beings to live a good life and in harmony with others. Many moral theories have been propounded, criticized, deconstructed, and reconstructed by moral philosophers at different intervals in the history of humanity but none has offered an incontrovertible moral theory. The 21st century is a period in the history of humanity that has been ridden with different moral issues including abortion rights LGBTQ+ movement, and sexual immorality. Other than focusing on moral theories, this work would be evaluated on the basis of moral laws. This work treats and discusses "David Hume's Concept of Morality", it locates Hume's moral foundation in human passions or sentiment motivated by sympathy for others irrespective of their relations and affiliation as the basis of moral commendation and condemnation. Using the method of critical analysis, the work reveals why Hume attributes insignificant role to reason in moral commendation and condemnation, and most importantly how society would function with useful standards of right and wrong generated subjectively while driven by social sympathy, sentiments, and desire for approbation.
Keywords: concept, david, evaluation, humes, morality