MacIntyre's Hume

ALTHOUGH I agree in part with A. C. Macintyre's article,1 I believe it to be misleading in certain respects. I would certainly agree with him that the standard interpretation is incorrect, but I find his own interpretation inadequate at several points, and these points I consider of great importance in the relation of Hume to current ethical theory. My argument will run from a general outline of my own attitude to this disputed passage2 to a more detailed criticism of two important points in MacIntyre's article, which will further illustrate what I believe Hume to be saying. During the course of the argument I hope also to bring out some of the importance of Hume's work that is neglected by modern writers on ethics

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