Chapter 2 explained how David Hume aestheticized moral philosophy to some extent, arguing that our feelings and sentiments, not our reason, contribute to our moral judgments. Peirce shared a similarly conservative approach to the conduct of life. As he argued, "it is the instincts, the sentiments, that make the substance of the soul. Cognition is only its surface."² Peirce articulated the connection between the aesthetic approach to ethics and conservatism when he stated that "sentimentalism implies conservatism."³ Additionally, Chapter 5 discussed how Gadamer articulated the role of prejudice in our interpretive endeavors, and these include our interpretation of morally problematic situations.