Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of these thinkers gave preference to feeling, emotion and passion over brute reason and rationality?
- 1. David Hume
- 2. John Locke
- 3. J.S. Mill
- 4. Rousseau
A1 and 2
B1, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C2 and 3
D1, 2 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 1, 3 and 4 — Items 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
★David Hume said reason is the slave of the passions.
★J.S. Mill gave weight to feelings and the higher pleasures.
★Rousseau exalted feeling and natural sentiment over cold reason.
★Item 2 is wrong, because John Locke was an empiricist and a strong supporter of reason.
★Locke trusted reason as the guide to knowledge and conduct.
★So the feeling-over-reason emphasis fits Hume, Mill and Rousseau.
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