Morality is moral only when voluntary debate

        1. Morality is moral only when voluntary debate

          2. Morality is moral precisely BECAUSE it is voluntary.!

          Hume on Free Will

          First published Fri Dec 14, 2007

          But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious science… —David Hume (EU, 8.23/95)

          David Hume is widely recognized as providing the most influential statement of the “compatibilist” position in the free will debate — the view that freedom and moral responsibility can be reconciled with (causal) determinism.

          The arguments that Hume advances on this subject are found primarily in the sections titled “Of liberty and necessity”, as first presented in A Treatise of Human Nature (2.3.1-2) and, later, in a slightly amended form, in the Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (sec.

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        3. It could be that the correct moral theory is something like Kantianism, and the individual always has a reason to respect persons, regardless of.
        4. Morality is moral precisely BECAUSE it is voluntary.
        5. Under this interpretation of the liberties that a neutral state secures, the voluntary acceptance of legal rules is morally effective, just.
        6. In this paper, we seek to clarify what outcomes could be expected if individuals felt compelled by an ethical code of conduct to undertake any action.

          7. 8). Although there is considerable overlap in content between these two statements of Hume's position, there are also some significant differences. This includes, for example, some substantial additions in the Enquiry discussion as it relates to problems of religion, such as predestination an