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Una moral de la opacidad: Hume y la virtud del ocultamiento

Translated title of the contribution: A Morality of Opacity: Hume and the Virtue of Concealment

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Abstract

Are there any conditions under which to justify deliberately hiding or manipulating the expression of our opinions, emotions or character traits in front of others? this article examines David Hume’s answer to this question by discussing the practices that he calls good manners and impudence. the conclusion is that Hume’s description of the moral point of view allows for two conditions under which practices of opacity such as good manners and impudence can be morally assessed.
Translated title of the contributionA Morality of Opacity: Hume and the Virtue of Concealment
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)55-76
Number of pages21
JournalIsegoría
Issue number58
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 May 2018

Keywords

  • David Hume
  • Good Manners
  • Impudence
  • Character
  • Hiding
  • Manipulation
  • Opacity

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