This model helps to address the problem of subjectivity in the artistic and moral fields by relating it to idiosyncrasy in the sensory field. It also provides the means to insist on the empirical solidity of the internal sense of taste and its independence on the operations of reason. The right way to read Richardson, and the effects of doing so. J. Donaldson, Reflections on the Harmony of Sensibility and Reason Draws connections between sensibility, vitality, and moral nature.
Moral judgments result from feelings.
John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Locke and the external agitation of the animal spirtis. Henry Mackenzie, Untitled Article in The Lounger, No. 20 Attacks the sentimental novel on moral grounds.