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Elizabeth Hamilton's Memoirs of Modern Philosophers as a philosophical text

Boyle, Deborah

British journal for the history of philosophy, 2021-11, Vol.29 (6), p.1072-1098 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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  • Título:
    Elizabeth Hamilton's Memoirs of Modern Philosophers as a philosophical text
  • Autor: Boyle, Deborah
  • Assuntos: genre ; Godwin ; Hamilton ; moral theory ; utilitarianism
  • É parte de: British journal for the history of philosophy, 2021-11, Vol.29 (6), p.1072-1098
  • Descrição: Elizabeth Hamilton (1758-1816) has not so far been considered a philosopher, probably because she wrote novels and tracts on education rather than philosophical treatises. This paper argues that Hamilton's novel Memoirs of Modern Philosophers (1800) should be read as a philosophical text, both for its close engagement with William Godwin's moral theory and for what it suggests about Hamilton's own moral theory and moral psychology. Studies of Memoirs have so far either characterized it as merely satire of Godwin, or, if they have read it as containing arguments against Godwin's views, have described those arguments in very broad strokes, without looking closely at the text to see if the descriptions are warranted. A careful examination of Memoirs shows that Hamilton objected primarily to one key aspect of Godwin's moral theory, namely, his insistence that actions affecting others must be based on an impartial, disinterested assessment of a person's contribution to general utility rather than on their particular relationship to the agent. Memoirs also points towards Hamilton's own moral theory, as exemplified in her Series of Popular Essays (1813), with its emphasis on 'benevolent affections' that are directed towards family members and people in the agent's social circle.
  • Editor: Routledge
  • Idioma: Inglês
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