Sympathy (in Adam Smith's moral philosophy) [ Feelings & Emotions / Character ]
… could act appropriately in commercial society. Concepts > Feelings & Emotions Concepts > Character Mots-clés Benevolence Conduct Imagination Morality Sympathy ‘It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we … of our fellow man, we in turn pass judgement on whether those passions themselves constitute a justified basis for conduct. Of course, Smith also thought sympathy could cut both ways. In Smith’s moral psychology, sympathy not only allows us to judge the conduct of others, but it also helps us reflect on and regulate our own. We do this, Smith says, by imagining how other …
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