Schmitter, Amy M.:
Family Trees : Sympathy, Comparison, and the Proliferation of the Passions in Hume and his Predecessors

In: Emotion and Cognitive Life in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy / Pickavé, Martin ; Shapiro, Lisa (Hrsg./eds.). - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012: [255]-278.

Contains bibliography: 277-278
Mention of Spinoza: 257-258, 267

Literature type: Articles
Language: English
Thematic areas: Epistemology / methodology / philosophy of mind, Anthropology / psychology / doctrine of affections / body and mind, Reception history
Subject (individuals): Hume, David

Complete bibliographic evaluation: yes
Autopsy: yes
English commentary: "...although Spinoza's understanding of the social communication of the passions shows some striking similarities to details of Hume's account, it is unlikely that Spinoza was a genuine influence on, much less model for Hume's particular account, since his views were transmitted to Hume mainly through Bayle's 'Dictionary'." (p. 257)

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