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CARRASCO, María A.. David Hume Versus Adam Smith: On the Source of Normativity in Moral Sentimentalism. Tópicos (México) [online]. 2020, n.59, pp.341-366.  Epub 20-Nov-2020. ISSN 0188-6649.  https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v0i59.1114.

Despite the countless similarities between David Hume’s and Adam Smith’s moral theories, many people have lately argued that the Theory of Moral Sentiments can be read as a critical response to Hume’s ethics. In this paper I contend that the most important difference between these sentimentalist philosophers has to do with the source and nature of morality’s normative authority, which in turn determines what is a legitimate moral reason or what is morality properly speaking.

Palabras llave : Adam Smith; David Hume; moral sentimentalism; normative authority; moral reasons.

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