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Study Notes \u00b7 Unit Six<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corresponding section: Book III, Part III (Of Justice)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Book III, Part III of the Treatise<\/em>, Hume offers a focused account of justice and distinguishes it from other moral virtues. He argues that justice is not a natural virtue but an artificial one, arising only under specific social conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Hume, justice becomes necessary because of three circumstances: the scarcity of resources, the predominance of self-interest, and the limited extent of human benevolence. Under these conditions, natural sentiments alone are insufficient to sustain social order, and rules are introduced through convention to regulate property, promises, and conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice therefore differs from virtues such as benevolence, which arise directly from natural feeling. Rules of justice are initially followed not because they are perceived as morally good, but because they serve the public interest. Over time, their utility is felt through sympathy, and justice acquires moral approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hume concludes that the moral status of justice is not original but derived from its social usefulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Questions and Answers (Unit Six)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Question 1: Which part of the Treatise does this unit correspond to?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Book III, Part III, which focuses on justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 2: How does Hume distinguish justice from other virtues?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: He classifies justice as an artificial virtue rather than a natural one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 3: What is a natural virtue?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: A virtue that arises directly from natural human sentiments, such as benevolence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 4: What is an artificial virtue?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: A virtue that depends on social rules and conventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 5: Why is justice not a natural virtue?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Because it does not arise directly from natural sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 6: On what conditions does justice depend?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Scarcity of resources, self-interest, and limited benevolence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 7: What problem arises under these conditions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Social order cannot be maintained by natural sentiments alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 8: How do rules of justice emerge?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Through social convention and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 9: What role does property play in justice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: It is a central object of rules of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 10: Why do promises require rules of justice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Because their fulfillment depends on stable social expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 11: Why are rules of justice initially followed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Because they promote public utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 12: How does justice acquire moral approval?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Through sympathy with its social usefulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 13: Is the morality of justice original?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: No, it is secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 14: Does justice depend on rational discovery?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: No, it depends on social practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 15: What is the central conclusion of this unit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corresponding section: Book III, Part III (Of Justice)<\/p>\n

In Book III, Part III of the Treatise, Hume offers a focused account of justice and distinguishes it from other moral virtues. He argues that justice is not a natural virtue but an artificial one, arising only under specific social conditions.<\/p>\n

According to Hume, justice becomes necessary because of three circumstances: the scarcity of resources, the predominance of self-interest, and the limited extent of human benevolence. Under these conditions, natural sentiments alone are insufficient to sustain social order, and rules are introduced through convention to regulate property, promises, and conduct.<\/p>\n

Justice therefore differs from virtues such as benevolence, which arise directly from natural feeling. Rules of justice are initially followed not because they are perceived as morally good, but because they serve the public interest. Over time, their utility is felt through sympathy, and justice acquires moral approval.<\/p>\n

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