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    Hume's account in the Enquiry Concerning the Principles o... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Hume's claim that sympathy with public interest is the source of moral approbation for justice does not resolve the problem of the natural motive for justice.

    Hume's account in the Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals reframes justice as sustained by socialized sentiments refined through convention, not raw instinct.

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