On Sympathy in the 18th Century British Moral Sentimentalism
Sympathy held a very important position in the 18th century British moral sentimentalism led by Hutcheson,Hume,and Adam Smith,as it was the core concept and principle used by sentimentalists to reconcile the good/interests of individuals with those of others,and to establish a moral view based on the objective standard of public/altruism.However,sympathy did not initially occupy the core position of this school,but went through a developmental process from a special emotion to a psychological mechanism of sympathy.In view of this,placing sympathy within the overall perspective of the sentimentalism for comprehensive analysis and explanation can not only distinguish the differential understanding of sympathy among different sentimentalists,but also clarify the logical connection between their inheritance,criticism,and development in the issue of sympathy.In this way,the position of sympathy in the entire school has also been clearly presented.
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