Foundation of our moral sense

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Explain Hume’s empirical approach to the question of the foundation of our moral sense. Why do we call other people (and/or their actions) “good” or “bad,” “right” or “wrong,” “praiseworthy” or “blameworthy”? Explain how Hume analyzes our moral evaluations by looking at both the evaluator and the person evaluated.

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