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    It is not the case that Hume argues that reason is and ought only to be the slave of the passions, making reason instrumentally subordinate to instinct rather than its governor.

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    • 1.Reason demonstrably overrides passions: people resist hunger, suppress anger, and forgo pleasure through rational deliberation regularly.
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    • 2.The claim requires reason to identify which passions to serve, implying reason operates prior to and independently of passion's direction.
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    • 3.Hume's own use of systematic argumentation to defend this view assumes reason can persuade us—contradicting that it merely serves passion.
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    • 1.Empirically, humans consistently pursue goals set by emotions (survival, reproduction, social bonding) rather than pure logical calculation.
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    • 2.Reason alone cannot generate motivational force; it requires desires to direct action toward any end whatsoever.
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    • 3.Acknowledging reason's instrumental role clarifies moral responsibility: we're accountable for how well we pursue our passions, not the passions themselves.
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