Encyclopædia Britannica comment on the use and discussion of the term "passions"
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Title
Encyclopædia Britannica comment on the use and discussion of the term "passions"
Subject
18th century authors who discuss "passions" always note particular divisions of passions, generally into a positive and a negative
Description
This 1797 encyclopedia entry observes that contemporary texts that discuss passions always include at least one example of a pair. There is not an all-encompassing idea of passions; the very idea of them includes the inherent dichotomy. This claim is evidenced in Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature and Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
Creator
Andrew Bell and Colin Macfarquhar
Source
Encyclopædia Britannica 3rd edition, 1797–1801 (20 vols.).
Edinburgh: printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797
Bell, Andrew and Colin Macfarquhar. “Passions” Encyclopædia Britannica. 3rd ed. Vol. 14. Edinburgh: 1797. Oxford English Dictionary. Web 14 February 2020
Bell, Andrew and Colin Macfarquhar. “Passions” Encyclopædia Britannica. 3rd ed. Vol. 14. Edinburgh: 1797. Oxford English Dictionary. Web 14 February 2020
Publisher
Oxford English Dictionary
Date
1797
Contributor
Sarah Sorme
Relation
- Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature
- Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Format
Print encyclopedia
Language
English
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
The common division of the passions into desire and aversion, hope and fear, joy and grief, love and hatred, has been mentioned by every author who has treated of them.
Original Format
Encyclopedia entry
Citation
Andrew Bell and Colin Macfarquhar, “Encyclopædia Britannica comment on the use and discussion of the term "passions",” Enlightenmens, accessed August 9, 2022, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/563.