David-Hume

Hume is a Scottish philosopher and a skeptic.

2 Types of Knowledge

Relations of ideas + Matters of fact

relations of ideas

are knowledge derived from logic and definitions. Such as Mathetical and definitional things.

Matters of fact

are knowledge based on empirical evidence and observations or proven by experience. Example: Fighting a war

Emotivism

is a moral theory that claims moral statements do not convey factual information but express emotional responses or attitudes. Under this: Will and reason are seperate. Pain and pleasure are our moral basis.

What reason can’t do

• Can’t intervene in conversation

• Can’t discover truth, but emotions can

• Can’t tell us what’s morally good or bad

• Can’t motivate our actions

• When emotions are up, reason doesn’t work in the moment