Hume and Moral judgments

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The paper begins with a story of a hypothetical situation. It then discusses Hume's opinion and his premise that all statements are either analytic or synthetic. The paper then describes and gives examples of analytic and synthetic statements.

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"Consider the story above. Most people would say it was immoral for me to cut the line. However, once I explained I was a doctor, the woman that complained apologized for saying what she said. Her original perception was that I was wrong, but her perception changed even though my action did not. Further, most people would say that taking the coffee that I did not order was immoral. I think it is immoral, too. However, it is possible that my opinion would change."

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